Question

I ONLY HAVE 4 MINUTES HELPP 1. When Aunt Jessie started to fret over the frost and the dying buds, I’d say, each morning, “There’s still a few left,” and, finally, “There’s still one left.” She didn’t seem impressed and said, “It’ll be dead soon.”
The dialogue in paragraph 5 reveals —
A) Aunt Jessie’s cruelty and the narrator’s hope for redemption.
B) Aunt Jessie’s pragmatism and the narrator’s need to gain approval.
C) Aunt Jessie’s fatalism and the narrator’s desire to console.
D) Aunt Jessie’s sarcasm and the narrator’s longing for acceptance.

2.I had never seen such stubbornness for so long in my daughter, even at her young age. I was shocked. These red American apples had such scary appeal to the young children.
What does this quotation reveal about the narrator’s conflict?
A) He is displeased with his daughter’s rebellious behavior.
B) He is stunned by how easily children are enticed by the appearance of the apples.
C) He is uncertain about whether to buy his daughter what she wants.
D) He is angry that the American apples are being marketed specifically to children.

3.When Aunt Jessie started to fret over the frost and the dying buds, I’d say, each morning, “There’s still a few left,” and, finally, “There’s still one left.” She didn’t seem impressed and said, “It’ll be dead soon.”
The dialogue in paragraph 5 reveals —
A) Aunt Jessie’s cruelty and the narrator’s hope for redemption.
B) Aunt Jessie’s pragmatism and the narrator’s need to gain approval.
C) Aunt Jessie’s fatalism and the narrator’s desire to console.
D) Aunt Jessie’s sarcasm and the narrator’s longing for acceptance.

4.He turned around and started up the fire escape again, almost running against the effort of climbing. We followed more slowly, not knowing what he intended. By the time we reached him, he had seized a board and thrust it into the soil, scooping it up and flinging it over the parapet into the areaway below. He straightened and looked us squarely in the face.
What does T. J.’s climb back up the fire escape in paragraph 28 reveal about him?
A) He has difficulty following rules.
B) He enjoys being the leader of a group.
C) He behaves in ways that others consider immature.
D) He takes action once he makes up his mind.

Answer 1

Answer: 1.C 2.B 3.C  4.D

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: C, A, C, (repeated question?) A