Question

Read the poem.
His stomach growls:
time for the house to wake up!
He begins the process by scratching on bedroom doors,
then rubbing against them
so that they rattle
again and again.
Frustrated,
he wails into the air
with that low-pitched, frantic meeoooww
that only he can make.
Ah! Movement!
He races down the stairs,
dashing between feet
to make it more fun
for his person.
She almost steps on his tail
—twice—
but he is unscathed.
He hears the can opener
and licks his lips,
the smell of whitefish and tuna already
reaching his whiskers.
She is moving slowly today,
perhaps to annoy him.
Finally—the bowl touches the floor
and he dashes to it,
takes a few samples,
then strolls confidently to the door,
demanding to be let out.
Which is the best summary of the poem?
A. A cat is hungry and wakes the household so he can have his breakfast. When a woman gets up, he follows her downstairs, waits impatiently for his food, then asks to go outside after eating a few bites.
B. A cat began his morning by scratching on the bedroom doors of the people who live in his house. He makes as such noise as possible by wailing and stomping down the stairs on his way to breakfast.
C. A family is awakened by the persistent meowing of an unfamiliar cat. A woman gets up to see what is happening and is surprised to find a cat in her kitchen, wanting food before he goes back outside.
D. A woman is startled awake by the sounds of her cat scratching and banging on her bedroom door. She feeds the cat and puts him outside so she can go back to bed, since it is not yet morning.

Answer 1

A. It correctly captures that the cat wakes the household for breakfast, follows the woman downstairs, eats a little, then asks to be let out.