Question

from beautiful stories from shakespeare
by e. nesbit (excerpt)
(1) in the year thirteen hundred and something, the countess of rousillon was unhappy in her palace near the pyrenees. she had lost her husband, and
the king of france had summoned her son bertram to paris, hundreds of miles away.
(2) bertram was a pretty youth with curling hair, finely arched eyebrows, and eyes as keen as a hawk’s. he was as proud as ignorance could make him,
and would lie with a face like truth itself to gain a selfish end. but a pretty youth is a pretty youth, and helena was in love with him.
(3) helena was the daughter of a great doctor who had died in the service of the count of rousillon. her sole fortune consisted in a few of her father’s
prescriptions.

which sentence best explains how the passage helps the viewer understand the images?

a. the passage describes the setting shown in the images.

b. the passage explains why the countess of rousillon is unhappy

c. the passage provides details about the king of france’s illness.

d. the passage explains the events shown in the images

Explanation:

First, analyze each option:

• Option A: The passage only mentions a palace near the Pyrenees and Paris, which is minimal setting detail, not the main way it aids understanding images.
• Option B: Explaining the Countess's unhappiness is a single plot point, not the overall link to understanding images.
• Option C: The passage never mentions the King of France's illness, so this is incorrect.
• Option D: The passage outlines key events (Countess's loss, Bertram's summons, Helena's background and feelings) that would correspond to events depicted in related images, making this the best explanation.

Answer:

D. The passage explains the events shown in the images