Question 3 • (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.