Question 2 • (OC27) ENG 4-1001400-S1-VRobinson-VOL7006P
Read the excerpt from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.They were rather handsome, had been educated in one of the first private seminaries in town, had a fortune of twenty thousand pounds, were in the habit of spending more than they ought, and of associating with people of rank; and were therefore in every respect entitled to think well of themselves, and meanly of others. They were of a respectable family in the north of England; a circumstance more deeply impressed on their memories than that their brother’s fortune and their own had been acquired by trade.
Answer
A
The narrator’s knowledge of how the characters view other people creates a sad tone.
B
The narrator’s knowledge of how the characters see themselves creates a critical tone.
C
The narrator’s understanding of the characters’ family history creates an objective tone.
D
The narrator’s understanding of the characters’ accomplishments creates an admiring tone.
Explanation
The narrator describes the characters as believing they are entitled to “think well of themselves, and meanly of others.” That judgment makes their pride and snobbery seem foolish, creating a critical tone. So the correct choice is “The narrator’s knowledge of how the characters see themselves creates a critical tone.”
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