Question

1. Read the Following sentence from "The Censors" Poor Juan! One day they caught him with his gaurd down before he could realize that what he had taken as a stroke of luck was really one of fate's dirty little tricks. After reading these sentences the reader can most likely conclude that the narrator (1 Point)

A. is fearful of "they."
B. emphathizes with Juan's Situation. <-
C. has had his own share of bad luck.
D. learned an important lesson from Juan.2. Read the following sentence from "Day of the Butterfly."


2. Our teacher, a cold gentle girl who wore glasses with tin gold rims and in the stiff solicitude of certain poses resembled a giraffe, wrote something on a piece of paper and showed it to Myra. And Myra recited uncertainly: "My brother has had an accident, please, teacher."
After reading this sentence, the reader can most likely conclude that (1 Point)

A. the narrator admires her teacher.
B. the teacher has had a proper upbringing <-
C. Myra does not normally use good manners.
D. the narrator is on friendl terms with Myra

Answer 1

The answers are correct. 1 is B and 2 it's B. Good Job! :)

Answer 2

B. emphathizes with Juan's Situation.

It is clear in the excerpt that the narrator empathizes with Juan, as he begins the passage by saying "poor Juan!" Moreover, he has a sympathetic and kind tone throughout the excerpt.

B. the teacher has had a proper upbringing.

It is implied that the teacher has had a proper upbringing due to her polite demeanour and her choice of language which is similarly proper.