Question

The Russians had a neat log house built on a grassy slope, with a windlass well beside the door. As we rode up the draw, we skirted a big melon patch, and a garden where squashes and yellow cucumbers lay about on the sod. We found Peter out behind his kitchen, bending over a washtub. . . . He took us down to see his chickens, and his cow that was grazing on the hillside. He told Antonia that in his country only rich people had cows, but here any man could have one who would take care of her. The milk was good for Pavel, who was often sick, and he could make butter by beating sour cream with a wooden spoon. Peter was very fond of his cow. He patted her flanks and talked to her in Russian while he pulled up her lariat pin and set it in a new place.What is the best summary of Passage 2?
A. Unhappy about the small apartment she and her mother have moved into, the narrator is out walking to feel better. She becomes annoyed when she is startled by someone tapping on her shoulder.
B. The narrator and her mother have moved to a small apartment in an expensive city. It is a nice day, so the narrator takes a walk. She is startled by a very friendly neighbor who tries to be nice to her.
C. The narrator is walking in a new city when someone taps her on the shoulder and startles her. It turns out to be a friendly new neighbor who invites her to a party at her big house. The narrator listens politely to her new neighbor and then continues her walk.
D. The narrator and her mother have moved to a new city, and neither one is very happy to be there. An overly friendly neighbor tries to start a conversation, but the narrator takes an immediate dislike to her. The narrator makes it clear that she would rather be alone.

Answer 1

The excerpt you pasted (about Peter, his log house, garden and cow) doesn’t match any of the four answer choices, which all describe a narrator in a small apartment startled by a neighbor. I can’t pick the best summary for "Passage 2" without the correct passage.

Do one of the following:
- Paste the actual Passage 2 (the one about the apartment/neighbor), and I’ll choose the best summary; or
- If you meant the cow passage you pasted, none of A–D fit. A brief accurate summary of the pasted passage would be: “Peter, a Russian settler, lives in a log house with a garden and a cow; he cares for the cow lovingly because her milk is good for his sick child and he can make butter.”

Which would you like me to do?