The Cart%0D%0Aby Cesar Aira%0D%0A%0D%0AA CART FROM A SUPERMARKET IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD was rolling along on its own, with no one pushing it. It was a cart just like all the others, made of thick wire, with four little rubber wheels (the front pair slightly closer together, which is what gives the vehicle its characteristic shape), and a bar coated with bright red plastic for steering it around. There was nothing to distinguish it from the two hundred other carts that belonged to that enormous supermarket, the biggest and busiest in the neighborhood. Except that the cart I’m referring to was the only one that moved on its own. It did this with infinite discretion: in the tumult that reigned on the premises from opening to closing time, to say nothing of the peak hours, its movement went unnoticed. It was used like all the other carts, filled with food, drink, and cleaning products, unloaded at the cash registers, pushed hurriedly from one aisle to the next, and if the shoppers let it go and saw it roll a fraction of an inch, they assumed that it was being carried along by momentum.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Cart', by César Aira, translated by Chris Andrews, from THE MUSICAL BRAIN & OTHER STORIES, copyright ©2013 by Cesar Aira. Translation copyright © 2013 by Chris Andrews. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.%0D%0A%0D%0AQuestion%0D%0AUse the passage to answer the question.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn this passage, the author leaves some details uncertain to make readers wonder what about the cart?%0D%0A%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat the cart looked like.%0D%0AWhat the cart looked like.%0D%0A%0D%0AHow many carts were at the market.%0D%0AHow many carts were at the market.%0D%0A%0D%0AHow the cart moved on its own.%0D%0AHow the cart moved on its own.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat people used the cart for.%0D%0AWhat people used the cart for.

Answer 1

In the passage, the author leaves some details uncertain to make readers wonder about how the cart moved on its own. This aspect is intriguing given that all other carts follow the typical characteristics and usage, but this particular one operates without being pushed by anyone, raising questions about its movement.