Asked by berlanda

In this excerpt from Diary of a Nobody, authors George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith describe the setting. Read the passage.

After my work in the City, I like to be at home. What’s the good of a home, if you are never in it? "Home, Sweet Home,” that’s my motto. I am always in of an evening. Our old friend Gowing may drop in without ceremony; so may Cummings, who lives opposite. My dear wife Caroline and I are pleased to see them, if they like to drop in on us. But Carrie and I can manage to pass our evenings together without friends. There is always something to be done: a tin-tack here, a Venetian blind to put straight, a fan to nail up, or part of a carpet to nail down—all of which I can do with my pipe in my mouth; while Carrie is not above putting a button on a shirt, mending a pillow-case, or practising the "Sylvia Gavotte” on our new cottage piano (on the three years’ system), manufactured by W. Bilkson (in small letters), from Collard and Collard (in very large letters). It is also a great comfort to us to know that our boy Willie is getting on so well in the Bank at Oldham. We should like to see more of him.

Which details help the reader visualize the scene in the passage? Select two options.

“After my work in the City, I like to be at home. What’s the good of a home, if you are never in it?”
“Our old friend Gowing may drop in without ceremony; so may Cummings, who lives opposite.”
“There is always something to be done: a tin-tack here, a Venetian blind to put straight, a fan to nail up, or part of a carpet to nail down.”
“all of which I can do with my pipe in my mouth; while Carrie is not above putting a button on a shirt, mending a pillow-case, or practising the “Sylvia Gavotte” on our new cottage piano”
“It is also a great comfort to us to know that our boy Willie is getting on so well in the Bank at Oldham

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
- “There is always something to be done: a tin-tack here, a Venetian blind to put straight, a fan to nail up, or part of a carpet to nail down.”
- “all of which I can do with my pipe in my mouth; while Carrie is not above putting a button on a shirt, mending a pillow-case, or practising the “Sylvia Gavotte” on our new cottage piano”

These lines give concrete objects and actions that create a clear visual picture of the home.