Question

part b which excerpt from the story best supports the answer to part a?
a. although, as boys, we had been even intimate associates, yet i really knew little of my friend. his reserve had been always excessive and habitual.
b. the belief, however, was connected … with the gray stones of the home of his forefathers. the conditions of the sentience had been here, he imagined, fulfilled in the method of collocation of these stones....
c. “i shall perish:” said usher, “i must perish in this deplorable folly. thus, thus, and not otherwise, shall i be lost. i dread the events of the future, not in themselves, but in their results.”
d. one evening, having informed me abruptly that the lady madeline was no more, usher stated his intention of preserving her corpse for a fortnight....

1. the following question has two parts. answer part a first, and then part b.

part a what can you infer about the brother and sister’s economic status in “house taken over”? (this answer can be found in paragraphs 4,5 (146).)
a. they have few possessions.
b. they rely on friends to support them.
c. they take in boarders to earn extra money.
d. they have enough money to live comfortably.
part b which of the following excerpts from “house taken over” best supports the inference made in part a?
a. it was pleasant to take lunch and commune with the great hollow, silent house. . . .
b. one day i found that the drawer at the bottom of the chiffonier, replete with mothballs, was filled with shawls, white, green, lilac.
c. we didn’t have to earn our living, there was plenty coming in from the farms each month, even piling up.
d. only a corridor with its massive oak door separated that part from the front wing, where there was a bath, the kitchen, our bedrooms and the hall.

Explanation:

Part A

To determine the economic status, we analyze each option:

• Option a: The story doesn't imply few possessions; in fact, the house and their situation suggest otherwise.
• Option b: There's no mention of relying on friends for support.
• Option c: The story doesn't say they take in boarders.
• Option d: The excerpt "We didn't have to earn our living, there was plenty coming in from the farms each month, even piling up" (from Part B's options, which relates to Part A) and the context of the house suggest they have enough money to live comfortably. So the correct inference is they have enough money.

We need to find the excerpt that supports the inference in Part A (they have enough money).

• Option a: Describes the house's atmosphere, not economic status.
• Option b: Talks about shawls in a drawer, not income or financial comfort.
• Option c: States "We didn't have to earn our living, there was plenty coming in from the farms each month, even piling up", which directly shows they have sufficient income to live comfortably.
• Option d: Describes the house layout, not finances.

Answer:

d. They have enough money to live comfortably.

Part B