Question

5. You are given the text clue: "My image stood before me, acted on by fifty years." Which inference can be made from this statement?

O The narrator is looking at her reflection in a mirror.
The narrator is looking at her identical twin.
The narrator is looking at an image of someone who stood up before she did.
The narrator is looking at someone who looks like her but older.

Answer 1

The narrator is looking at her reflection in a mirror.

Answer 2

Answer is The narrator is looking at her reflection in a mirror.

Reason

“My image stood before me, acted on by fifty years."

✅ The narrator is looking at her reflection in a mirror.
This fits the statement, “my image” says it’s her, not a twin, not someone else.

❌The narrator is looking at her identical twin.
❌The narrator is looking at an image of someone who stood up before she did.
❌The narrator is looking at someone who looks like her but older.