Question

question 1 multiple choice question
what jobs do mr. hodgson and mr. jenkins hold in christmas storms and sunshine?
they are farmers competing for business.
they are compositors at rival publications.
they are rival store owners.
they are town officials with differing political views.

question 2 multiple choice question
what do the middletons own a few miles outside of town in the distant past?
large tracts of land
a busy country store
a very large old house
a prosperous farm

Explanation:

Analyze Question 1

In Elizabeth Gaskell's short story Christmas Storms and Sunshine, Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Jenkins are both compositors (typesetters) working for rival political newspapers in the same town. Mr. Hodgson works for the liberal paper, while Mr. Jenkins works for the conservative paper. This professional rivalry and political difference fuel the initial tension between their families. Therefore, the correct option is that they are compositors at rival publications.

Analyze Question 2

In William Trevor's short story The Distant Past, the Middletons (Christian and Fatimah) are an elderly, Anglo-Irish brother and sister living in a changing Ireland. They own a large, decaying, and very old family house located a few miles outside of the town, where they live in isolated, genteel poverty. Therefore, the correct option is that they own a very large old house.

Answer:

Question 1

• They are farmers competing for business.
• They are compositors at rival publications. (Correct answer)
• They are rival store owners.
• They are town officials with differing political views.

Question 2

• large tracts of land
• a busy country store
• a very large old house (Correct answer)
• a prosperous farm