Read this excerpt from The Little Foxes.REGINA (triumphantly) But you don’t know that in the last few days Ben has agreed to give us—you, I mean—a much larger share.HORACE. Really? That’s very generous of him.BEN. (laughs) It wasn’t so generous of me. It was smart of Regina.REGINA. (as if she were signaling HORACE) I explained to Ben that perhaps you hadn’t answered his letters because you didn’t think he was offering you enough, and that the time was getting short and you could guess how much he needed you—Which best describes why Regina tells the group, “I explained to Ben that perhaps you hadn’t answered his letters because you didn’t think he was offering you enough, and that the time was getting short and you could guess how much he needed you—”?
Answer
A
to make Horace feel as though he deserves a portion of the credit
B
to reassure Ben that she was telling the truth about her motives
C
to convince Ben that he has been wise to trust what she has said
D
to pacify Horace before he gets angry about what she has done
Explanation
Regina explains that she used Horace’s silence and Ben’s urgent need to negotiate a larger share for Horace. She presents this as though she was acting on Horace’s behalf, giving him a reason to feel that he deserves some credit for the favorable deal. The best choice is “to make Horace feel as though he deserves a portion of the credit.”
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