by George Middleton
OLLIVANT. [He eyes her tensely and controls himself with an effort.] So you are not going to stay with your mother and me?
MARY. [Affectionately.] I'll come see you as often as I can and——
OLLIVANT.—and make a hotel of your home? [MARY is silent.] Don't you see your mother is getting older and needs somebody to be here?
EMILY. [With a quiet assurance.] I have never been so well and contented.
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Question
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How do the stage directions and dialogue in this passage help advance the plot?
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They reveal that Mary’s father is willing to allow Mary to pursue her career.
They reveal that Mary’s father is willing to allow Mary to pursue her career.
They reveal that Mary is going to give in to her father’s demands.
They reveal that Mary is going to give in to her father’s demands.
They reveal that both of Mary’s parents think she is making a mistake.
They reveal that both of Mary’s parents think she is making a mistake.
They reveal that neither Mary nor her father is going to compromise.
They reveal that neither Mary nor her father is going to compromise.
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The correct response is:
They reveal that neither Mary nor her father is going to compromise.
This interpretation is supported by the tension in Ollivant's dialogue and his insistence on Mary staying, contrasted with Mary's determination to pursue her own path, suggesting a lack of willingness to meet in the middle on the issue.
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