Writing Workshop: Narrative Writing

Question 5 • FL-1001370-English 3 A

Which quotation best supports the theme that men lack appreciation for women’s traditional roles?

Answer

“(as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries) Well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it?”

“My, it’s a good thing the men couldn’t hear us. Wouldn’t they just laugh! Getting all stirred up over a little thing like a—dead canary.”

“No, Wright wouldn’t like the bird—a thing that sang. She used to sing. He killed that too.”

Explanation

Choice A best supports the theme because the men treat the women’s discussion of quilting as a trivial pleasantry, showing little respect for work traditionally associated with women. Choice B shows the women expect the men to laugh at their concern over the canary, but A more directly depicts a man dismissing a traditional women’s activity.

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