As a result, everyone was in a hurry to find her a house of some sort. A bungalow, a duplex, a brownstone, an apartment. Something, anything, because the Grandmother’s gloominess was the contagious kind, infecting every member of the household as fiercely as the bubonic plague.
The figurative language in the lines establishes a tone of
A.
loneliness.
B.
confusion.
C.
desperation.
D.
shame.
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C. desperation.
Which statement best demonstrates the idea that the Grandmother “was not a woman given to reflection” (Paragraph 4)?
A.
“She was unhappy. And didn’t know she was unhappy, the worst kind of unhappiness of all.” (Paragraph 1)
B.
“All day and all night the expressway traffic whooshed past, keeping the Grandmother awake.” (Paragraph 3)
C.
“She missed rubbing her big toe along the octagon tiles of her bathroom floor.” (Paragraph 5)
D.
“At first the Grandmother was thrilled by the restaurants and the big discount chains.” (Paragraph 8)
A.
“She was unhappy. And didn’t know she was unhappy, the worst kind of unhappiness of all.” (Paragraph 1)
B.
“All day and all night the expressway traffic whooshed past, keeping the Grandmother awake.” (Paragraph 3)
C.
“She missed rubbing her big toe along the octagon tiles of her bathroom floor.” (Paragraph 5)
D.
“At first the Grandmother was thrilled by the restaurants and the big discount chains.” (Paragraph 8)
D. “At first the Grandmother was thrilled by the restaurants and the big discount chains.” (Paragraph 8)
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