Question

adapted from the garden lodge by willa cather caroline’s coolness, her capableness, her general success, especially exasperated people because they felt that she had made herself what she was; that she had cold - bloodedly set about complying with the demands of life and making her position comfortable and masterful. that was why, everyone said, she had married howard noble. women who did not get through life so well as caroline, who could not make such good terms either with fortune or their husbands, were fond of stamping caroline as a materialist and called her hard. the impression of cold calculation, of having a definite policy, which caroline gave, was far from a false one; but there was this to be said for her—that there were extenuating circumstances which her friends could not know. if caroline held determinedly to the middle course, if she was apt to regard with distrust everything which inclined toward extravagance, it was not because she was unacquainted with other standards than her own or had never seen the other side of life. she had grown up in a shabby little house under the vacillating administration of her father, a music teacher who usually neglected his duties to write orchestral compositions for which the world seemed to have no especial need. his spirit was warped by bitter vindictiveness and puerile self - commiseration, and he spent his days in scorn of the labor that brought him bread and in pitiful devotion to the labor that brought him only disappointment. 1 which detail best shows that caroline is a responsible person? a. she knows how to make her position comfortable and masterful. b. she deals with difficulties such as paying the bills from grocers. c. she takes over running the household after her mother’s death. d. she distrusts everything that seems extravagant or expensive.

Explanation:

To determine the detail showing Caroline's responsibility, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Making her position comfortable/masterful relates to self - interest, not responsibility.
• Option B: The text doesn't mention her paying grocer bills, so this is not supported.
• Option C: Taking over the household after her mother's death shows she takes on a necessary, responsible role to manage the home.
• Option D: Distrusting extravagance is about her attitude, not responsibility.

Answer:

C. She takes over running the household after her mother's death.