"The Girl Who Had Nothing/Little Women"

31. Read the incomplete summary of the passage.

After her mother dropped her off in a lodging-house as a child, Joan Carthew learned

to make her own way. An active dreamer with a daring personality, Joan runs away

from home on the day of her birthday.

Which statement can be added to make a complete summary?

• Running away from home on her birthday sounded like an excellent idea, but after the baby

  starts to fuss, Joan realizes she should head home.

• After telling Minnie, the landlady’s baby, an epic tale of a princess battling a dragon, Joan

  hides in the shadows so as not to be recognized by another girl.

• Joan works as a servant in the lodging-house to help pay for her room and board despite the

  money her mother left with her as a child.

• After observing a girl her age who appears to live a finer life, Joan realizes the injustice of her

  situation and vows to change her life.

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32. Read the excerpt from paragraph 3.

...Joan’s home was a Brighton lodging-house, where she was a guest of the landlady,

and not a “paying” guest, as she was frequently reminded.

How does the phrase “as she was frequently reminded” impact the passage?

• by showing that the landlady was charitable to more guests than Joan

• by showing that Joan was unable to pay for herself

• by showing that Joan was made to feel like an unwanted outsider

• D by showing that the landlady was grateful for the help Joan provided

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33. How does the author create sympathy in the passage?

• through Joan’s aggression toward the landlady for treating her poorly

• through the description of Joan’s storytelling abilities

• through Joan’s apparent disregard for the struggling baby Minnie

• through the description of Joan’s difficult position as an abandoned orphan

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34. Part A

Which represents a theme of the passage?

• An active imagination is more useful than money.

• Fine clothes do not define one’s character or potential.

• Comparison often fuels one’s unhappiness and discontent.

• Taking care of children is an important task.

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35. Part B

Which quotation from the passage supports the theme chosen in Part A?

• “As years went on, further spheres of usefulness opened, especially after the Boyle baby

  came; one servant could be kept instead of two; and taking everything into consideration,

  Joan’s hostess decided to continue her charity.” (paragraph 3)

• “Joan’s whole life was spent in dreaming; without the dreams, existence at 12, Seafoam

  Terrace would not have been tolerable to a young creature with the nerves of a racehorse

  and the imagination of a Scheherazade.” (paragraph 8)

• “Joan had no personal hatred for the happier child, no wish for revenge, no desire to take

  from the other what she had.” (paragraph 12)

• “The feeling which shook her with sudden, stormy passion was merely the sharp realization of

  injustice, the conviction that by nature she herself was worthy of the good things she had

  missed, the savage resolve to have what she ought to have, at any cost.” (paragraph 12)

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36. Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

The story broke off short between Joan’s little white teeth, which suddenly shut

together with a click.

What is conveyed by the figurative language?

• Joan could not remember the next part of her story.

• Joan was taken aback by what she saw.

• Joan wanted to hide from someone.

• Joan was frightened by what she saw.

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37. Based on the context of paragraphs 8 and 9, to what is the author referring by the

phrase “the crunching pain of the monster’s fangs” in paragraph 9?

• dreams

• jealousy

• nerves

• surgery

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38. Which two quotations from the passage support the idea that Joan had a difficult

childhood?

• “The end of the season and the end of the money had come about the same time, but not the

  expected mother.” (paragraph 3)

• “She liked running up and downstairs to answer the lodgers’ bells, which saved steps for the

  two overworked servants...” (paragraph 3)

• “Therefore, the child could have answered the conundrum, ‘When is a home not a home?’ out

  of the stores of her intimate experience.” (paragraph 3)

• “...she had only run away as far as one of the shelters on the boardwalk; she had brought the

  landlady’s baby with her, and...she had the virtuous intention of going home again...at tea-

  time.” (paragraph 4)

• “Joan was telling the two-year-old Minnie a fairy story, made up out of her own head, all

  about a gorgeous princess, and founded on the adventures she herself would best like to

  have...” (paragraph 5)

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39. How does Joan’s observation of the other girl provoke a decision in Joan?

• Because she is jealous of the other girl’s fine clothes, Joan decides to start working for money

  to pay for a new wardrobe.

• Because she realizes she is no different from the other girl, Joan resolves to improve her

  circumstances.

• Because she is ashamed of how the other girl must see her, Joan decides to take greater care

  in the appearances of herself and the baby.

• Because she realizes she is just as intelligent as the other girl, Joan resolves to become an

  acclaimed storyteller.

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40. How does the author of the passage adapted from The Girl Who Had Nothing draw on

a theme found in the excerpt from Little Women ?

• by suggesting that young girls are often more materialistic in their youth

• by drawing on a universal longing to enjoy comfort and luxury

• by illustrating the struggle of living in poverty

• by expressing that it is useless to complain about one’s status in life

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