Question

the guest by yevheniya yaroshynska translated by roma franko 1 she told him how many eggs the hens had laid, that meat had gone up in price again, that the vegetables were terrible, and that the wash was giving her no end of trouble—it had been hanging on the clothesline for three days now without drying. 2 he heard her out with his customary consideration. this was the report he had to listen to every day when he came home from school and sat down to have dinner with his wife. after they finished discussing every item in detail, she finally asked him how things had gone for him in school that day. oh, he had more than his share of problems as well! the young mykhaylovych lad was sorely trying his patience. he was very mischievous and disruptive, but could not be dealt with strictly because he was the principal’s son. 5 “just imagine this, if you can! he drew a caricature of me on the board today and then wrote under it: ‘the teacher, wearing a coat altered by his wife.’ i think it would be better if you didn’t try your hand at tailoring—your alterations are making me the butt of the youngsters’ jokes.” 6 while saying this, he glanced over at this coat. its overly long coattails and foreshortened sleeves truly did not inspire any feelings of awe or betray an elevated aesthetic sense. but his words got him into deep trouble! they were cause for real indignation! things even went so far that his wife accused him of reproaching her for her hard work. what do paragraphs 1 and 54 indicate about the culture presented in the selection? a the wife works at home and on a farm, so she must tell her husband about her workload in order for him to realize that she does a greater share of the labor in the household. b the husband works outside the home, so the wife is in charge of the domestic duties, and she is the person who determines the direction of the household. c the wife stays at home and works within the household, so her daily interests revolve around issues concerning her domestic duties. d the husband works outside the home, so the wife is responsible for reporting on the household chores that must be completed when he returns.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option by matching with the text.

• Option A: The wife's talk is about daily household/ farm tasks (eggs, meat price, vegetables, wash), not to show she does more labor. Eliminate A.
• Option B: The text doesn't say the wife determines the household direction. Eliminate B.
• Option C: The wife reports on hens’ eggs, meat price, vegetables, and the wash—all domestic/household - related tasks. This matches her daily interests revolving around domestic duties.
• Option D: The wife is sharing daily household matters, not reporting chores to be done when he returns. Eliminate D.

Answer:

C. The wife stays at home and works within the household, so her daily interests revolve around issues concerning her domestic duties.