"MARJORIE"
The clear call rang out, breaking the afternoon stillness of the ranch, but there was no response, and after waiting a moment Miss Graham gave her wheeled chair a gentle push, which sent it rolling smoothly across the porch of the ranch house, down the inclined plane, which served the purpose of steps, to the lawn. It was very hot, the sun was blazing down as only an Arizona sun can blaze, and not a breath of air was stirring. But Miss Graham was accustomed to the heat and the glare. She paused for a moment, gazing off over the vast prairie to the California mountains nearly a hundred miles away. She generally paused on that same spot for one look, although the landscape was the only one she had seen in twelve years. Then she moved on again, across the lawn, now parched and dry from the long summer's heat, toward the stables and out-buildings. It was before the smallest of these out-buildings, a tiny log cabin, that she finally brought the chair to a standstill.
"Marjorie, are you there?"
What does the reader learn based on the narrator's point of view in the passage?
1. Marjorie worries that Aunt Jessie needs help.
2. Marjorie is fond of her old toys in the playhouse.
3. Marjorie and Aunt Jessie once had tea parties in the playhouse.
4. Marjorie's Aunt Jessie feels pride about being able to get around on her own.
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Based on the narrator's point of view in the passage, the reader learns that:
This is suggested by Miss Graham (Aunt Jessie) maneuvering her wheeled chair with independence and having a routine of observing the landscape, which indicates a sense of agency despite her circumstances. The passage does not provide information about Marjorie's feelings or actions regarding tea parties or toys.
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