Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker.SMALLEST CHILD [MOURNFULLY]: Don’t go, Annie, to her.ANNIE [HER ARM AROUND HER]: Sarah, dear. I don’t want to go.SMALLEST CHILD: Then why are you going?ANNIE [GENTLY]: Because I’m a big girl now, and big girls have to earn a living.Which of these statements provides the best summary of the scene?
Answer
A
Annie explains her reasons for leaving and taking a job, and then the girls beg her to reconsider.
B
One of the girls encourages Annie to stay, and Annie explains that it is time for her to begin working.
C
One of the girls is overly emotional and unable to say good-bye, so Annie explains the situation.
D
Annie tells the girls that she must take the teaching job, because the Perkins School has too many students.
Explanation
The smallest child asks Annie why she is going, showing that she wants Annie to stay. Annie answers that she is a “big girl now” and has to earn a living, explaining that she is leaving to begin working. Choice B best summarizes this exchange; the excerpt does not show the girls begging Annie to reconsider or mention the Perkins School.
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