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Read these lines: "He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without special direction. I have a schedule prescription for each hour in the day; he takes all care from me, and so I feel basely ungrateful not to value it more." What do the quoted lines tell you about her days?
AShe fills them with any work she chooses
BShe spends most of them away from the house
CEvery hour of them is set out for her by him
DThey are shorter than they were last summer
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Every hour of them is set out for her by him
1. 1. The quoted lines say she can hardly stir without special direction, so her movements are not her own.
2. 2. A schedule prescription for each hour means every hour has been decided in advance.
3. 3. He takes all care from her, which places the deciding with him rather than with her.
4. 4. Free choice, days spent away and shorter days all run against what the lines describe.
_Source: The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892)_
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