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"A Cup of Tea" by Katherine Mansfield
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Which quotation best reveals the main character’s thoughts?
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Rosemary peered through the dusk, and the girl gazed back at her.
Rosemary peered through the dusk, and the girl gazed back at her.
Supposing she did do one of those things she was always reading about or seeing on the stage, what would happen?
Supposing she did do one of those things she was always reading about or seeing on the stage, what would happen?
“M-madame,” stammered the voice. “Would you let me have the price of a cup of tea?”
“M-madame,” stammered the voice. “Would you let me have the price of a cup of tea?”
She saw a little battered creature with enormous eyes, someone quite young, no older than herself, who clutched at her coat-collar with reddened hands and shivered as though she had just come out of the water.
She saw a little battered creature with enormous eyes, someone quite young, no older than herself, who clutched at her coat-collar with reddened hands and shivered as though she had just come out of the water.
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Use the passage to answer the question.
Which quotation best reveals the main character’s thoughts?
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Responses
Rosemary peered through the dusk, and the girl gazed back at her.
Rosemary peered through the dusk, and the girl gazed back at her.
Supposing she did do one of those things she was always reading about or seeing on the stage, what would happen?
Supposing she did do one of those things she was always reading about or seeing on the stage, what would happen?
“M-madame,” stammered the voice. “Would you let me have the price of a cup of tea?”
“M-madame,” stammered the voice. “Would you let me have the price of a cup of tea?”
She saw a little battered creature with enormous eyes, someone quite young, no older than herself, who clutched at her coat-collar with reddened hands and shivered as though she had just come out of the water.
She saw a little battered creature with enormous eyes, someone quite young, no older than herself, who clutched at her coat-collar with reddened hands and shivered as though she had just come out of the water.
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The quotation that best reveals the main character’s thoughts is:
*Supposing she did do one of those things she was always reading about or seeing on the stage, what would happen?*
This line provides insight into Rosemary's internal conflict and her contemplative nature regarding her actions and their consequences, which is central to her character's development in the story.
*Supposing she did do one of those things she was always reading about or seeing on the stage, what would happen?*
This line provides insight into Rosemary's internal conflict and her contemplative nature regarding her actions and their consequences, which is central to her character's development in the story.