Question

Part A

How does the author provide readers with important information about Aunt Gertrude in the passage's exposition?


The author includes a flashback that details the narrator's interactions with and views on his aunt.

The author has the narrator's uncle read aloud a letter written by Aunt Gertrude.

The author includes dialogue in which characters talk about Aunt Gertrude's traits.

The author foreshadows the ending by mentioning Aunt Gertrude's well-known generosity.
Question 2
Part B

Which sentence from the exposition best illustrates the function of this part of the story as identified in Part A?


“This was not the time to press Aunt Gertrude for details, and just a few minutes later, she died peacefully.”


"I had seen Aunt Gertrude more in the past two years than I had ever before in my life, and she could be terrifying, often wearing a mean scowl on her deeply lined face."


“I’ll never forget the last moments before she died.”


“Although I never felt particularly close to Aunt Gertrude, it was comforting to know she was close by in her last years.”



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Answer 1

Answer to Part 1- The author includes a flashback that details the narrator's interactions and views on his aunt.

Answer to Part 2- "I had seen Aunt Gertrude more in the past two years than I had ever before in my life, and she could be terrifying, often wearing a mean scowl on her deeply lined face."

sources- k12 10th 1.09 Unit Test

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