Question

How did Alyce decide the cat's name? Cite evidence from the text.

(A) She chose a name at random.
(B) She asked her friends for suggestions.
(C) She named the cat after her favorite book character.
(D) The text does not provide information about how she decided the cat's name.

Answer 1

The text provided does not give any details on how Alyce decided on the cat's name. Based on the evidence, the correct answer is (D), indicating that the text does not provide this information.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how Alyce decided the cat's name, we need to look for evidence within the text provided. In the excerpt from the novel presented, there isn't a direct reference to a character named Alyce making a decision about a cat's name. The quoted dialogue between Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale discusses the possible existence of a bird due to the presence of a cage and speculates that a cat might have gotten to it. Therefore, the correct answer is (D) The text does not provide information about how she decided the cat's name. The discussion in the extract is about a bird, not a cat or how any character decided on a name for a cat.