Question

Select the correct answer.

Read the following excerpt from Alice Gerstenberg’s play Alice in Wonderland. What is Alice’s reaction to the conversation?

MARCH HARE: I am the March Hare, that’s the Hatter, and this is the Dormouse. Have some wine?

ALICE: I don’t see any wine.

MARCH HARE: There isn’t any.

ALICE: Then it wasn’t very civil of you to offer it.

MARCH HARE: It wasn’t very civil of you to sit down without being invited.

ALICE: I didn’t know it was your table; it’s laid for a great many more than three.

HATTER: Your hair wants cutting.

ALICE: You should learn not to make personal remarks; it’s very rude.

A.
She is pleased.
B.
She is concerned.
C.
She is offended.
D.
She is delighted.

Answer 1

C. She is offended.

Step-by-step explanation:

The adjective, 'offended' means to be annoyed about a perceived insult. From the conversation with March Hare and Hatter, we can deduce that Alice was displeased with the rude remarks. This can be seen in her choice of words and tone as she reminded Hare that it was not civil to offer something to a visitor when the item was not actually there. Hatter who was still determined to provoke her made another rude remark about her hair and she cautioned him on why it was not proper to make such comments about people.

Thus, it can be deduced that Alice was offended by this conversation.