Question

Read the selection below from the play King Arthur’s Socks by Floyd Dell and answer the question that follows.

A young man enters.

GUENEVERE: Lancelot!

LANCELOT: Guenevere! (They go up to each other, and he takes both her hands. They stand that way for a moment. Then he says lightly)—Darning King Arthur’s socks, I see!

GUENEVERE: (releasing herself, and going back to her chair) Yes. Sit down.

LANCELOT: Where’s his royal highness?

GUENEVERE: New York. Why don’t you ever come to see us?

Source: Dell, Floyd. King Arthur’s Socks. 1922. King Arthur’s Socks and Other Village Plays. Whitefish: Kessinger Publishing, 2004. Google Books. Web. 7 July 2011.



What information can be inferred from the passage above?

A) Lancelot hates King Arthur.
B) Guenevere and Lancelot know each other well.
C) King Arthur and Guenevere are in New York.
D) Guenevere enjoys house work.

Answer 1

The answer would be B

Answer 2

The correct answer is B.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the actitudes portrayed in this passage from "King Arthur’s Socks by Floyd Dell," the reader can infer that Guenevere and Lancelot have a close relationship.

It can even be deduced that they share a secret romantic relationship due to the way the hold each other's hands with affection only to let go abruptly moments later.