Perspective and Making Inferences in Loom and Spindle — Quiz
Question 2 • Literature and Composition I
Read the excerpt from Loom and Spindle . My mother's boarders were many of them young men, and usually farmers' sons. They were almost invariably of good character and behavior, and it was a continual pleasure for me and my brothers to associate with them. I was treated like a little sister, never hearing a word or seeing a look to remind me that I was not of the same sex as my brothers. I played checkers with them, sometimes "beating," and took part in their conversation, and it never came into my mind that they were not the same as so many "girls." Which statement best reflects the narrator’s perspective in the excerpt?
Answer
A
She appreciates the fun games that the boarders taught her.
B
She appreciates the equal treatment the boarders offered her.
C
She believes that the boarders taught her more than her teachers.
D
She believes that the boarders preferred her company to her brother’s.
Explanation
The narrator says the young men treated her “like a little sister” and never made her feel different from her brothers because she was a girl. She also joined their games and conversations as an equal. This shows that she appreciates the equal treatment the boarders offered her, rather than claiming they preferred her company or taught her more than her teachers.
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