Question

Beneath the soiled linen duster, which on her arrival was the most conspicuous feature of her costume, she wore a black stuff dress whose ornamentation showed that she had surrendered herself unquestioningly into the hands of a country dressmaker. My poor aunt’s figure, however, would have presented astonishing difficulties to any dressmaker.

What valid conclusion about a story character can you draw from the excerpt from “A Wagner Matinée” by Willa Cather?


The narrator lives in the country.
The narrator’s aunt is inappropriately dressed.
The narrator’s aunt is a careful dresser

Answer 1

The narrator’s aunt is inappropriately dressed.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the eyes of the narrator, their aunt is wearing an unpleasant outfit most probably provided by a "country dressmaker". This issue is addresed in the entirety of the excerpt.

The narrator's negative opinion is especially evidenced with their sentence "she wore a black stuff dress whose ornamentation showed that she had surrendered herself unquestioningly into the hands of a country dressmaker", which shows what little value is found within a country dressmaker's work form their prespective.

Answer 2

The correct answer for this question would be option b. Based on the given excerpt above from “A Wagner Matinée” by Willa Cather, the valid conclusion about a story character that we can draw from this is that, the narrator’s aunt is inappropriately dressed. Hope this is the answer that you are looking for.