Use the excerpt from the story “The Open Window” to answer the question.

Question

How does the room shape Nuttel’s assumptions about the strangers who live here?

(1 point)
Responses

He assumes Mrs. Sappleton must either be married or widowed.
He assumes Mrs. Sappleton must either be married or widowed.

He assumes Mrs. Sappleton will hold him to high standards.
He assumes Mrs. Sappleton will hold him to high standards.

He assumes the young lady is trying to coax him to fall in love with her aunt.
He assumes the young lady is trying to coax him to fall in love with her aunt.

He assumes the young lady has invented Mrs. Sappleton.

Answer 1

Nuttel's assumptions about the strangers are shaped by the decor and atmosphere of the room he enters, which reflects a certain order and expectation. Therefore, the most fitting response is:

He assumes Mrs. Sappleton must either be married or widowed.

This assumption arises from the societal norms and expectations reflected in the room's furnishings and the presence of the young lady, which indicate a sense of domesticity that would typically accompany a woman in those marital statuses.

Answer 2

He assumes Mrs. Sappleton must either be married or widowed.

Setting Quick Check

1. Which best describes the setting at the beginning of the story? Select the correct answers from the lists.
The setting of the story is a PARK in the EARLY PART OF THE EVENING

2. Which phrases give a sense of the time of day? Select the two correct answers.
faint moonlight / half-light

3. How does the setting influence Mr. Nuttel’s expectations about the interaction he is about to have?
He does not expect the visit among strangers to have much value.

4. How does the room shape Nuttel’s assumptions about the strangers who live here?
He assumes Mrs. Sappleton must either be married or widowed.

5. What assumption does Nuttel make about the setting in this moment?
He assumes nothing too tragic could happen here.

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