A Cup of Tea (SAT practice)

Lines 20-22 indicate that Rosemary's immediate purpose in bringing the stranger home is to

• make a friend of Miss Smith.

• provide entertainment for Phillip.

• indulge a sudden impulse.

• highlight her own generosity.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Rosemary's answering for Miss Smith (lines 16-17) suggests that Rosemary

• has real interest in Miss Smith's welfare

• wants to make her guest feel comfortable

• feels superior to Miss Smith

• is insensitive to Phillip's feelings

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Rosemary's response to Philip's question (lines 20-22) reveals that she is motivated by

• the novelty of bringing home a beggar.

• the need to help Miss Smith.

• loneliness

• the desire to shock her husband

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

The line "one's always reading about these things" (line 30) suggests which of the following about Rosemary's character?

• She understands human motivation.

• She lives in a world of fantasy.

• She wants adoration from people of a lower class.

• She feels superior to Miss Smith.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

It is implied that the change in Rosemary's attitude toward Miss Smith is mostly motivated by

• her husband's lack of enthusiasm

• a fear of what people might think

• jealousy over Miss Smith's beauty

• a realization that she is inadequate to help Miss Smith.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7