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Read these lines: "John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage. John is practical in the extreme. He has no patience with faith, an intense horror of superstition, and he scoffs openly at any talk of things not to be felt and seen and put down in figures." What do the quoted lines show about John?
AHe enjoys hearing about strange happenings
BHe accepts only what can be seen and measured
CHe keeps his opinions carefully to himself
DHe is easily frightened by talk of ghosts
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. He accepts only what can be seen and measured
1. 1. The quoted lines call John practical in the extreme, then explain what that means.
2. 2. He has no patience with faith and a horror of superstition, so unproven claims get no hearing from him.
3. 3. What he will accept is named at the end: things to be felt and seen and put down in figures.
4. 4. Scoffing openly is the opposite of keeping opinions private, and horror of superstition is not fear of ghosts.
_Source: The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892)_
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