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Read these lines: "I did write for a while in spite of them; but it does exhaust me a good deal, having to be so sly about it, or else meet with heavy opposition. There comes John, and I must put this away, he hates to have me write a word." Why is writing tiring for the speaker?
AShe must hide it or face steady opposition
BShe writes for many hours without a break
CShe has to write standing at the window
DShe is copying long letters out for John
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. She must hide it or face steady opposition
1. 1. The quoted lines say the writing exhausts her, then give the cause immediately after.
2. 2. The cause is the slyness it demands, or else heavy opposition if she is seen.
3. 3. Putting the page away the moment John appears shows that slyness in action.
4. 4. Long hours, an awkward posture and copying for someone else are all absent from the lines.
_Source: The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892)_
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