Question

The Endless Tale
by James Baldwin
But one day a stranger from the South came into
the palace.
“Great king,” he said, “is it true that you offer a
prize to the man who can tell a story that has no
end?”
“It is true,” said the king.
“And shall this man have your fairest daughter
for his wife, and shall he be your heir?”
“Yes, if he succeeds,” said the king. “But if he
fails, he shall lose his head.”
“Very well, then,” said the stranger. “I have a
pleasant story about locusts which I would like to
relate.”
“Tell it,” said the king. “I will listen to you.”
The story-teller began his tale.
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which sentence should be included in an
objective summary of the passage?
(1 point)
A stranger from the South travels to see
the king about the rewards he has
promised for a never-ending tale and
tells him a tale about locusts.
A stranger, who seems very intelligent,
travels to see the king.
A king seizes all the corn in his country
and stores it in a granary.
A stranger wins the rewards promised
by the king, and ruins the king’s love of
stories, by telling a boring, repetitive tale
about locusts.

Answer 1

The sentence that should be included in an objective summary of the passage is:

"A stranger from the South travels to see the king about the rewards he has promised for a never-ending tale and tells him a tale about locusts."

This sentence accurately captures key details from the passage without adding subjective interpretations or extraneous information.