Question

read the selection and choose the best answer to each question.
eleven-year-old thea, an aspiring vocalist, teaches piano lessons in moonstone, colorado, in the late 1800s.
from the song of the lark
by willa cather
1 winter was long in coming that year. throughout october the days were bathed in sunlight and the air was clear as crystal. the town kept its cheerful summer aspect, the desert glistened with light, the sand hills every day went through magical changes of color. the scarlet sage bloomed late in the front yards, the cottonwood leaves were bright gold long before they fell, and it was not until november that the green on the tamarisks began to cloud and fade. there was a flurry of snow about thanksgiving, and then december came on warm and clear.
2 thea had three music pupils now, little girls whose mothers declared that professor wunsch was \much too severe.\ they took their lessons on saturday, and this, of course, cut down her time for play. she did not really mind this because she was allowed to use the money-her pupils paid her twenty-five cents a lesson-to fit up a little room for herself upstairs in the half-story. it was the end room of the wing

1. which quotation from the excerpt shows that theas room serves as a place for reflection?

○ it was the end room of the wing, and was not plastered, but was snugly lined with soft pine. (paragraph 2)
○ she was not allowed to take a lamp upstairs, so ray kennedy gave her a railroad lantern by which she could read at night. (paragraph 2)
○ it was one of the most important things that ever happened to her. (paragraph 5)
○ in the end of the wing, separated from the other upstairs sleeping-rooms by a long, cold, unfinished lumber room, her mind worked better (paragraph 5)

Explanation:

First, identify the question: find the quote showing Thea's room is a place for reflection. Analyze each option:

1. The first quote describes the room's physical state but not its use for reflection.
2. The second quote is about a lantern for reading, not reflection.
3. The third quote is about a significant event, not the room's purpose.
4. The fourth quote notes the room is separated from others, in a quiet, unfinished space, which would support it being a place for reflection as it is isolated and conducive to thinking.

Answer:

○ In the end of the wing, separated from the other upstairs sleeping-rooms by a long, cold, unfinished lumber room, her mind worked better (paragraph 5)