Rosa heard the front door open, and she walked downstairs to find her mother entering the house and carrying a large bag. Her mother excitedly asked her to sit down and handed her the bag. Rosa opened the bag and laughed when she saw a large, old vase inside.
"Mama, where did you get this vase? It looks ancient!" Rosa said, immediately handing the vase back to her mother. Rosa could not comprehend why her mother would buy such an ugly vase. Flabbergasted, Rosa thought, Yikes! The vase looks like it has existed since the beginning of time. I can't believe I have to look at it every day now?!
"I was passing by a garage sale when this antique vase caught my eye, and I thought it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen and that it would look perfect in our living room," Rosa's mother said with a smile.
"No way, Mama! It's going to make us appear prehistoric and make our living room look a hundred years old," Rosa replied. "Why didn't you buy something more modern?" Rosa considered grabbing the vase and running off with it so that her mother couldn't display it at home.
"Because this vase has a charm to it, and it is a rare piece you won't find in modern stores. I'm sure people will love the vase when they see it at the dinner party this weekend," Rosa's mother said as she placed the vase near the fireplace.
"I highly doubt that," Rosa spoke softly, silently imagining and laughing at the guests' reaction to the vase.
"You wait and watch, my darling Rosa, because people are going to love the vase," Rosa's mother said, admiring the antique with a smile.
Two days later, when people arrived for dinner, Rosa's mother proudly showed them the vase. Rosa was surprised to see everyone complimenting the vase and asking her mother where she found it. Rosa walked closer to the vase and observed it carefully, and she noticed that although the vase looked old, the design on it was something she had never seen before. Suddenly, the modern showpieces around the vase looked ordinary in comparison.
"I told you they would love it," Rosa's mother said, walking up to her.
Maybe Mama was right, and old things do have a certain charm to them, Rosa thought with a smile, and she decided to visit a few garage sales and pick up some antique items to surprise her mother.
3
How does Rosa's point of view best create humor in the passage?
A.
by showing the reader that Rosa thinks the vase is ancient and considers hiding it from her mother
B.
by showing the reader that Rosa is confident that the guests will dislike the old vase
C.
by informing the reader how Rosa imagines the way the guests will react on seeing the vase
D.
by informing the reader that Rosa does not like her mother decorating their living room