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Read these lines: "I wanted one downstairs that opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz hangings! but John would not hear of it. He said there was only one window and not room for two beds, and no near room for him if he took another." What reason did John give?
AThe downstairs room had no windows at all
BThe downstairs room was too small for them both
CThe roses at the window would harm her
DThe upstairs room had a far better view
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The downstairs room was too small for them both
1. 1. She names the room she wanted and says John would not hear of it.
2. 2. His stated grounds follow: one window, no room for two beds, and no nearby room for him.
3. 3. All three grounds are about space, so the room being too small for the two of them is his reason.
4. 4. He mentions one window rather than none, and says nothing about roses or about the view upstairs.
_Source: The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892)_
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