Reading 42

Question 1:

According to the passage, Catherine’s academic achievements could best be described as:

Question 2:

It is most reasonable to infer from the word “romp,” as it is used in line 120, that Catherine was:

Question 3:

Why does Dr. Sloper believe that it is fortunate that “poor Catherine isn’t romantic” (lines 99-100)?

Question 4:

It is reasonable to infer from the passage that the narrator feels “awkward” (121) about his confession because:

Question 5:

The descriptions of Dr. Sloper’s interactions with his sister suggest that he most likely regards her as:

Question 6:

Considering how Mrs. Penniman is portrayed in the passage, it is reasonable to infer that she will try to persuade Catherine that “some young man with a moustache is in love with her” (lines 85-87) because of her:

Question 7:

As it is used in paragraph 7, the word “modest” (line 61) most nearly means:

Question 8:

Considering the descriptions and events of the entire passage, it is most reasonable to infer that Mrs. Penniman remarks that it is she who “supplies the butter” (line 51) because she:

Question 9:

According to the narrator, Mrs. Penniman reacts as she does to her brother’s opinion about cleverness in paragraph 4 (lines 28-30) because she:

Question 10:

What is the main insight suggested by the description in the opening paragraph?