Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall."He is all pine and I am apple orchard.My apple trees will never get acrossAnd eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.He only says, "Good fences make good neighbours."Based on the excerpt, what does the speaker most likely think about the wall?
Answer
A
The wall protects his orchard.
B
The wall is in the wrong place.
C
The wall is too difficult to repair.
D
The wall is unnecessary.
Explanation
The speaker points out that apple trees cannot cross the wall and eat the pine cones, so there is no practical need for a barrier between the two properties. This suggests he thinks the wall is unnecessary, even though his neighbor insists that “good fences make good neighbours.”
AI-written and checked against the verified answer.