Question

1. line 27, \for thirty years my aunt had not been farther than fifty miles from the homestead\ reinforces a sense of

a. discomfort.
b. happiness.
c. isolation.
d. affection.

1. which statement from the passage best explains the narrators

everential affection\ (line 29) for his aunt georgiana?
a. \it was to her, at her ironing or mending, that i read my first shakspere\ (line 34).
b. \dont love it so well, clark, or it may be taken from you\ (lines 42 and 43).
c. \her lip quivered and she hastily put her handkerchief up to her mouth\ (line 64).
d. \i never knew how far it bore her, or past what happy islands\ (line 68).

Explanation:

Question 4

The sentence shows the aunt's limited movement (not farther than 50 miles from homestead for 30 years), which suggests being cut off from wider areas, matching "isolation". Discomfort (A) needs negative feelings, happiness (B) positive, affection (D) emotional bond—none fit as well as isolation.

"Reverential affection" is respect and love. Option A shows the aunt was part of the narrator's important early literary experience (reading first Shakespeare to her), which builds a respectful bond. B is a warning, C shows her emotion, D is about her journey—only A connects to the narrator's affection from shared meaningful moments.

Answer:

C. isolation.

Question 5