Question

select the correct text in the passage.
which sentence best shows how the setting conveys a dismal mood in the passage?

adapted from something to worry about
by p. g. wodehouse

this was sally preston’s first evening in millbourne. she had arrived by the afternoon train from london—not of her own free will.
left to herself, she would not have come within sixty miles of the place. london supplied all that she demanded from life. she had
born in london; she had lived there ever since—she hoped to die there. she liked fogs, motor buses, noise, policemen, paper
boy, shops, taxi - cabs, artificial light, stone pavements, houses in long, grey rows, mud, banana - skins, and moving - picture
exhibitions. especially moving - picture exhibitions. it was, indeed, her taste for these that had caused her banishment to millbourne.

the great public is not yet unanimous on the subject of moving - picture exhibitions. sally, as i have said, approved of them. her
father, on the other hand, did not. an austere ex - teacher, who let lodgings in ebury street and tutored on saturdays in hyde park, he
looked askance at themovies. it was his boast that he had never been inside a theatre, and he classed cinema palaces with theatres
as colossal time wasters. sally, suddenly unmasked as an habitual frequenter of these places, sprang with one bound into
prominence as the errant girl of the family destined for failure. instant removal from temptation being the only possible plan, mr
preston convinced himself that a trip to the country was indicated.

he selected millbourne because his sister jane, who had been a parlour - maid to a retired general nearby, was now married and
living in the village.

certainly he could not have chosen a more promising reformatory for sally. here, if anywhere, might she forget the heady joys of

Explanation:

To answer this, we analyze the sentences to find one that uses setting details (like environment, location - related descriptions) to create a dismal mood. Let's look at the relevant parts:

1. "Left to herself, she would not have come within sixty - miles of the place." This shows her dislike for Millbourne. The fact that she doesn't want to be near it, combined with her love for London's bustling, somewhat gritty but lively setting (fogs, motor - buses, etc.), implies Millbourne is unappealing. The contrast between her ideal (London) and Millbourne (a place she avoids) helps convey a dismal mood about Millbourne's setting.

1. Other sentences focus on her feelings about London or her father's views, not on Millbourne's setting creating a dismal mood.

So the sentence "Left to herself, she would not have come within sixty - miles of the place." best shows how the setting (Millbourne's location/place) conveys a dismal mood as it highlights her aversion to being in or near Millbourne, suggesting the place has a negative, dismal quality.

To determine the sentence, we analyze which one uses setting - related details (Millbourne's place) to show a dismal mood. The sentence "Left to herself, she would not have come within sixty - miles of the place" shows Sally's aversion to Millbourne, implying the setting has a dismal quality. Other sentences focus on London or her father, not Millbourne's setting for mood.

Answer:

Left to herself, she would not have come within sixty - miles of the place.