Perspective and Making Inferences in Loom and Spindle — Quiz
Question 8 • Literature and Composition I
Read the excerpt from Loom and Spindle . That was a hard, cold winter; and for warmth's sake my mother and her four children all slept in one bed, two at the foot and three at the head,—but her richer neighbor could not get the little daughter; and, contrary to all the modern notions about hygiene, we were a healthful and a robust brood. We all, except the baby, went to school every day, and Saturday afternoons I went to a charity school to learn to sew. Which characteristics of a memoir are present in the excerpt? Choose three correct answers.
Answer
A
historical research
B
the writer’s personal experiences
C
first-person narration
D
authentic dialogue
E
the writer’s opinions
Explanation
The narrator describes events from her own childhood, such as sharing a bed with her family and attending school, so the excerpt includes the writer’s personal experiences. The use of “my,” “we,” and “I” shows first-person narration. The comment that the family was “a healthful and a robust brood,” despite the cold and crowded conditions, expresses the writer’s opinion.
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