Question

A Cup of Tea
by Katherine Mansfield

Rosemary Fell was not exactly beautiful. No, you couldn’t have called her beautiful. Pretty? Well, if you took her to pieces . . . But why be so cruel as to take anyone to pieces? She was young, brilliant, extremely modern, exquisitely well dressed, amazingly well read in the newest of the new books, and her parties were the most delicious mixture of the really important people and . . . artists—quaint creatures, discoveries of hers, some of them too terrifying for words, but others quite presentable and amusing.



"A Cup of Tea" by Katherine Mansfield

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

How does Rosemary challenge a cultural norm of Victorian England?

(1 point)
Responses

She desires to be viewed as beautiful because of her wealth.
She desires to be viewed as beautiful because of her wealth.

She reads surprising books that go against the cultural norms.
She reads surprising books that go against the cultural norms.

She invites people to parties who shock her other guests.
She invites people to parties who shock her other guests.

She dresses in a manner that is more artistic in nature.
She dresses in a manner that is more artistic in nature.

Answer 1

Rosemary challenges a cultural norm of Victorian England primarily through her social interactions and the people she chooses to invite to her parties. The most appropriate response is:

**She invites people to parties who shock her other guests.**

This reflects her modernity and willingness to mix with "artists—quaint creatures" that differ from the conventional norms of her society, emphasizing her progressive attitude and departure from traditional societal expectations.