A Cup of Tea
Which statement best explains why Rosemary gives Miss Smith money after talking with Philip?
A. She wants to impress Philip with her generosity toward Miss Smith.
B. She feels guilty about having broken social rules by taking Miss Smith home.
C. She wants Miss Smith to say nice things about her to other people she meets.
D. She wants Miss Smith to leave quickly because she is jealous of her appearance.
D. She wants Miss Smith to leave quickly because she is jealous of her appearance.
In which situation would it be important to act tactfully?
a) Convincing a friend to join you in a controversial discussion.
b) Denoting the main point of a story.
c) Giving someone feedback about their work.
d) Being listless during a class presentation.
c) Giving someone feedback about their work.
But if Rosemary wanted to shop she would go to Paris as you and I would go to
Bond Street.
The author most likely includes this allusion to emphasize that Paris is —
A. a place far away from Great Britain
B. the capital and largest city of France
C. an expensive and fashionable place
D. a city of romance and excitement
C. an expensive and fashionable place
Which of the following situations could best be described as vile?
a) Helping a neighbor carry groceries.
b) Telling an offensive lie to hurt someone's reputation.
c) Writing a polite email to a teacher.
d) Donating clothes to charity.
b) Telling an offensive lie to hurt someone's reputation.
Which statement describes the author’s use of point of view in the story?
A. Mansfield uses a third-person narrator to explore the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story.
B. Mansfield starts off narrating the story in the first person and then switches to a third-person limited narrator.
C. Mansfield limits the narration to Rosemary’s thoughts early in the story and gradually begins to share the thoughts of Philip and Miss Smith.
D. Mansfield starts with some general impressions of Rosemary and then uses the third-person limited to focus on Rosemary’s thoughts and feelings.
D. Mansfield starts with some general impressions of Rosemary and then uses the third-person limited to focus on Rosemary’s thoughts and feelings.
sister \sĭs´tər\ n 1. a female who has one or both parents in common with another
2. a member of a women’s religious order (as of nuns or deaconesses) 3. a girl or woman regarded as a comrade 4. one that is closely similar to or associated with another
Which definition most closely matches the way the word sister is used in paragraph 21?
3. a girl or woman regarded as a comrade
It was a shop she liked. For one thing, one usually had it to oneself. And then the man who kept it was ridiculously fond of serving her. He beamed whenever she came in. He clasped his hands; he was so gratified he could scarcely speak. Flattery, of course. All the same, there was something . . .
By describing her thoughts, the narrator reveals that Rosemary —
A. is suspicious of the motives of anyone who comes from a class beneath hers
B. prefers dealing with people who communicate more through actions than words
C. likes to get praise and attention from people even when she doubts their sincerity
D. believes that she can strike bargains with the shopkeeper because he is in love with her
C. likes to get praise and attention from people even when she doubts their sincerity
If a person is listless, which of the following might be true?
a) They are full of energy and enthusiasm.
b) They have no interest in doing anything.
c) They tactfully avoided upsetting someone.
d) They had an arbitrary argument with a friend.
b) They have no interest in doing anything.
Which quotation offers the clearest indication that Rosemary fails to understand what the girl is experiencing in her home?
A. Warmth, softness, light, a sweet scent, all those things so familiar to her she never even thought about them, she watched that other receive. (paragraph 22)
B. And, besides, she wanted to spare this poor little thing from being stared at by the servants; she decided as they mounted the stairs she would not even ring for Jeanne, but take off her things by herself. (paragraph 23)
C. The girl stood just inside the door; she seemed dazed. But Rosemary didn’t mind that. (paragraph 25)
D. She seemed to stagger like a child, and the thought came and went through Rosemary’s mind, that if people wanted helping they must respond a little, just a little, otherwise it became very difficult indeed. (paragraph 32)
D. She seemed to stagger like a child, and the thought came and went through Rosemary’s mind, that if people wanted helping they must respond a little, just a little, otherwise it became very difficult indeed. (paragraph 32)
"She was young, brilliant, extremely modern, exquisitely well dressed, amazingly well read in the newest of the new books"
Which definition most closely matches the way the word exquisitely is used in this sentence?
A. Extremely or delightfully beautiful
B. Delicate and appealing
C. Extremely subtle or precise
D. Intense; keen
A. Extremely or delightfully beautiful