Question

excerpt from anne of green gables by lucy maud montgomery note: anne shirley, a young orphan with a vivid imagination, is on a drive with marilla cuthbert. marilla is considering adopting anne, and as they travel, anne shares her thoughts and dreams with marilla 1 “do you know,” said anne confidentially, “i’ve made up my mind to enjoy this drive. it’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will. of course, you must make it up firmly. i am not going to think about going back to the orphanage while we’re having our drive. i’m just going to think about the drive. oh, look, there’s one little early wild rose out! isn’t it lovely? don’t you think it must be glad to be a rose? wouldn’t it be nice if roses could talk? i’m sure they could tell us such lovely things. and isn’t pink the most bewitching color in the world? i love it, but i can’t wear it. redheaded people can’t wear pink, not even in imagination. did you ever know of anybody whose hair was red when she was young, but got to be another color when she grew up?” 2 “no, i don’t know as i ever did,” said marilla mercilessly, “and i shouldn’t think it likely to happen 3 which theme is developed in the text? a. imagination is a distraction from life’s dullness. b. friendships provide an escape from life’s troubles. c. books give false hope about life. d. attitude affects the enjoyment of life. reset next

Explanation:

To determine the theme, analyze each option:

• Option A: The text shows Anne using imagination to enhance the drive, not distract from dullness. Eliminate A.
• Option B: The interaction is between Anne and Marilla (potential adopter), not a friendship for escape. Eliminate B.
• Option C: No mention of books giving false hope. Eliminate C.
• Option D: Anne decides to enjoy the drive ("make up my mind to enjoy"), showing her attitude (positive) affects her enjoyment. This matches.

Answer:

D. Attitude affects the enjoyment of life