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Knock out the false readings

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Question
    "He hardly lets me stir without special direction." Three readings of that line below are false.
    Choices
    1. Explanation
      The line says she is hardly allowed to move without direction.
      Item
      She goes wherever she pleases
    2. Item
      He directs almost everything she does
      Correct
      Yes
    3. Explanation
      The line describes direction given for her every move.
      Item
      He is away and never gives any orders
    4. Explanation
      The direction runs from him to her, not the other way.
      Item
      She gives him his orders for the day
Instructions
Tap the three false readings of the quoted line to knock them out and leave the true one standing.

Explanation

_Source: The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892)_
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