Question

Read the passage from "A Night Ride in a Prairie Schooner."

He was a small edition of his father. He wore the same color and check in his hickory shirt and his long pantaloons of blue denim had suspenders precisely like those of the men. Indeed, he considered himself a man, notwithstanding [Underline Starts] the tear-stains on his brown cheeks [Underline Ends].

Which best interprets the purpose of the underlined imagery?


(A) It shows the reader that the boy is not very tough.

(B) It suggests that the boy is unhappy with this move.

(C) It reveals that the boy's mother is not taking care of him.

(D) It allows the reader to understand abuse.

Answer 1

(B) It suggests that the boy is unhappy with this move.

Step-by-step explanation:

Did the test and this is correct.

Answer 2

(A) It shows the reader that the boy is not very tough.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this fragment, the kid is physically fundamentally the same as his dad, he even acts and dresses like a grown-up, however from this underlined sentence we can comprehend that he is as yet a kid that cries and is touchy. Those tears-stains demonstrate the peruser that under his appearance, he can't shroud his profound emotions as grown-up men should do.