by Cesar Aira
A wave of joy and confidence swept through me each time I identified it. I thought of it as a kind of friend, a friendly object, perhaps because in this case the
inertness of a thing had been leavened with that minimal tremor of life that is the starting point for all fantasies. Perhaps, in a corner of my subconscious, I
was grateful to it for being different from all the other carts in the civilized world, and for having revealed that difference to me and no one else.
I liked to imagine it in the solitude and silence of midnight, rolling very slowly through the dimness, like a little boat full of holes setting off in search of
adventure, knowledge, and (why not?) love. But what could it find in that array of dairy products, vegetables, noodles, soft drinks, and canned peas, which
was all it knew of the world? Nevertheless, it didn’t lose hope, but resumed its navigations, or never interrupted them, like someone who knows that his
efforts are futile but keeps trying all the same.
Use the passage above to answer the question.
Which explicit statement is supported by the details in the passage? Select the two correct answers.
The narrator attributes human characteristics to the cart.
The narrator and the cart share a vivid imagination.
The narrator feels lost and alone in the world.
The narrator thinks of the cart like a friend.
The cart remains hopeful in the face of its narrow existence.
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The two correct answers supported by the details in the passage are:
These answers are supported by the narrator's reflections on the cart's "minimal tremor of life" and the way it is described as seeking "adventure, knowledge, and (why not?) love," as well as the personal connection the narrator feels towards it.
Yes, I am confident in my previous response. The explicit statement that the narrator attributes human characteristics to the cart is supported by descriptions such as the cart's "minimal tremor of life" and its imagined adventures, which suggest personification.
Similarly, the narrator thinks of the cart as a friend, as evidenced by the phrase "I thought of it as a kind of friend" and the warm, affectionate tone when discussing it.
The other options, while potentially relevant to the narrator's feelings, are not explicitly stated or directly supported by the details in the provided passage. Therefore, the two selected answers are the most accurate reflections of the text.
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