Question

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read this sentence from the passage.
certainly he could not have chosen a more promising reformatory for sally.
reformatory means \a place where offenders are retrained or reformed.\ with this in mind, which choice best
shows how the passage context helps explain the meaning of the word reformatory?
a. sally’s offense is going to the cinema, so the phrase \had caused her banishment to mellbourne\ is
a clue because mellbourne is the place where she is to be retrained or reformed.

b. mr. preston wants to remove sally from the place where she sees the movies, so the phrase

emoval from temptation\ is a clue because it shows what he removes her from.

c. mr. preston wants sally to forget movies, and the phrase \here, if anywhere, might she forget the
heady joys of the cinema\ is a clue because it identifies a place where sally is retrained in her
desires.

d. mr. preston does not want sally going to the movies, and the phrase \he looked askance at the
movies\ is a clue because it shows that mr. preston thinks sally is an offender.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The clue should relate to reforming Sally, not just the place. The banishment clue doesn't explain reformatory's meaning well.
• Option B: "Removal from temptation" explains what he does, not what a reformatory is (a place for reformation).
• Option C: The phrase "Here, if anywhere, might she forget the heady joys of the cinema" identifies a place (the reformatory) where Sally is retrained in her desires (to stop wanting cinema), matching the definition of reformatory as a place for reformation.
• Option D: "He looked askance at the'movies'" shows his opinion on movies, not that Sally is an offender or what a reformatory is.

Answer:

C. Mr. Preston wants Sally to forget movies, and the phrase "Here, if anywhere, might she forget the heady joys of the cinema" is a clue because it identifies a place where Sally is retrained in her desires.