Question

“And Yet the Books” .

1) Which of the following statements best conveys the author's message in "And Yet the Books"?

A) People have a responsibility to record their history of violence in books.
B) Books have resilience and the ability to stand the test of time; people do not.
C) People may forget their actions in the past; the books will always remember.
D) Books should be carefully preserved as the only evidence of all that people do.


“And Yet the Books”
2) Which of the following statements best conveys the author's message in "And Yet the Books"?

A) People have a responsibility to record their history of violence in books.
B) Books have resilience and the ability to stand the test of time; people do not.
C) People may forget their actions in the past; the books will always remember.
D) Books should be carefully preserved as the only evidence of all that people do.

Answer 1

Answer: B) Books have resilience and the ability to stand the test of time; people do not.

The poem "And Yet the Books" by Czeslaw Milosz discusses how resilient books are when compared to people. The author tells us that humans die easily. Our warmth is gone from us, and we are forgotten. However, books do not die like us. They endure through time, and their long-lasting effect can reach through generations.

Answer 2

1. "Books have resilience and the ability to stand the test of time; people do not" is the statement that best conveys the author's message in "And Yet the Books". The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option or option "B".

2. "Books have resilience and the ability to stand the test of time; people do not" is the statement best conveys the author's message in "And Yet the Books". The correct option among all the options given is option "B".