Question

Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of “Wild Apples.”

There was no dancing on the green beneath it in its
honor, and now there is no hand to pluck its fruit, -
which is only gnawed by squirrels, as I perceive.
What does this sentence mean?
A
Apple trees grow best in a cultivated orchard.
B
Apple trees grow better in the New World than in the Old World.
С
People do not celebrate the harvest the way they did in the
past.
D
No one is paying attention to the tree.

Answer 1

D . No one is paying attention to the tree.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the sentence, the tree is described as being on its own, where it is "gnawed by squirrels" because there is "no hand to pluck its fruit" and there is no "dancing on the green beneath" which all signifies that no one is paying attention to the tree.

It appears that the tree has been left untended and as a result, squirrels have been eating its fruit.