Question

The WhitemarshAffair
by John Murry
Characters
MISTRESS REBECCA LISTER,
Philadelphiahousewife
ELLA,
her servant
CAPTAIN BARRINGTON,
British military aide
WIDOW NASH,
Rebecca’s neighbor
CLAUDIE FORRESTER,
a young nurse
CHARLES LISTER,
Rebecca’s son
,
soldier in Washington’s army
GENERAL HOWE,
British army
Commander in Philadelphia
LIEUTENANT STOVER,
General’s aide
TIME
:
Evening, December 2, 1777
.
SETTING
:
Main room in Rebecca Lister’s homein Philadelphia. Stone fireplace is down left.Window is up center; storage chest with coverstands under it. Table with lamps, chairs, andother pieces of plain furniture complete thefurnishings. Exit up left leads to kitchen. Exit tostreet is right
.
AT RISE
:
REBECCA LISTER enters left. She
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which line from the text uses tone to showthe women’s feelings toward the British?
(1 point)
’Tis a disgrace, the way families have
been separated in this war.
Now that I am separated from my
family, I always welcome guests.
The British think my entire family has
been sent away.
And that General Howe is a pompous
turkey

Answer 1

"And that General Howe is a pompous turkey." — It uses a mocking, contemptuous tone to show the women’s feelings toward the British.