Question

the boys manners from five minute stories
by laura e. richards

(1) the boy was going out to roxbury. he was going alone, though he was only five years old. his aunt mary had put him in the horse car, and the car went directly past his house; and the boy \hoped he did know enough to ask somebody big to ask the conductor to stop the car.\

(2) so there the boy was, all alone and very proud, with his legs sticking straight out, because they were not long enough to hang over,-but he did not mind that, because it showed his trousers all the better,-and his five cents clutched tight in his little warm hand.

(3) proud as he was, the boy had a slight feeling of uneasiness somewhere down in the bottom of his heart. his aunt mary had just been reading \jack and the bean-stalk\ to him, and he was not quite sure that the man opposite him was not an ogre. he was a very very large man, about twelve feet tall, the boy

select the correct answer.
how does the author use the story of \jack and the beanstalk\ to develop the passage?

by explaining the size differences between hop-o-my-thumb and the ogre
by incorporating magical and fantasy elements into the scene
by presenting a character in the passage as a terrible ogre
by emphasizing the relationship between hop-o-my-thumb and aunt mary

Explanation:

Analyze the question and options

The question asks how the author uses the story of "Jack and the Beanstalk" to develop the passage. Let's look at the options:

• by explaining the size differences between Hop-o'-my-thumb and the ogre
• by incorporating magical and fantasy elements into the scene
• by presenting a character in the passage as a terrible ogre
• by emphasizing the relationship between Hop-o'-my-thumb and Aunt Mary

Examine the text evidence

Using the Allusion Analysis knowledge point:
The text in paragraph (3) states: "His Aunt Mary had just been reading 'Jack and the Beanstalk' to him, and he was not quite sure that the man opposite him was not an ogre. He was a very, very large man, about twelve feet tall, the boy..."

This shows the boy's imagination projects the fairy tale onto his reality, viewing the large man sitting opposite him on the car as a potential "terrible ogre" from the story.

Evaluate the options

• The first option mentions "Hop-o'-my-thumb", which is a different fairy tale and not the focus of the "Jack and the Beanstalk" allusion here.
• The second option mentions incorporating magical elements, but the scene remains realistic; it is only the boy's internal perception that is influenced.
• The third option, "by presenting a character in the passage as a terrible ogre", directly matches the text where the boy wonders if the large man opposite him is an ogre.
• The fourth option mentions "Hop-o'-my-thumb" and Aunt Mary, which is incorrect.

Thus, the third option is the correct choice.

Answer:

• by explaining the size differences between Hop-o'-my-thumb and the ogre
• by incorporating magical and fantasy elements into the scene
• by presenting a character in the passage as a terrible ogre (Correct answer)
• by emphasizing the relationship between Hop-o'-my-thumb and Aunt Mary