Question

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A:

Which statement best explains how the author embeds features of Modernist literature in the excerpt?

A.
She inserts nonsensical dialogue to paint an absurd picture of the characters.

B.
She uses first-person narration to provide the reader with insights into the main character's thoughts.

C.
She uses highly symbolic descriptions throughout to provide the reader an opportunity to draw their own conclusions.

D.
She includes examples of modern industry as a nod to the Industrial Revolution.

Multiple Choice Question
Part B:

Which sentence from the text best supports your answer?

A.
She went about dimpling and responding, singing and masquerading as her large hands did their work.

B.
“Binks!” squealed Harriett daintily. “Yink grink binks.”

C.
Harriett’s “Hinde’s” lay on the dressing-table, her own still lifted the skin of her forehead in suffused puckerings against the shank of each pin.

D.
“I wish I could. I can’t think how she does it.”

Answer 1

Part A: C

Part B: C

Explanation (brief): The passage's dense, sensory phrasing ("lifted the skin of her forehead in suffused puckerings against the shank of each pin") shows the kind of highly symbolic, image-driven description characteristic of Modernist writing.