Question

read the passage. there are several questions about this passage.
looked hard for a moose but saw nothing. \there, across the field, the black
dot moving slightly.\ he pulled some small field glasses from his pocket and
peered through them. \a bear, stretching his arms,\ he whispered. he handed
the glasses to me. it was a real bear, waking up. his wife placed her hand on
my shoulder, \he can always spot them.\ without the field glasses that bear
didnt look like much, but the knowledge of what it really was astounded me.
hibernation—so long, so cold. \hell be real hungry for the next few days,\ the
husband said. we walked back to the house with our bounty, feeling rich.
12 \tbefore i left, they took me up to the attic. everything waited there—his
fathers bed, her mothers hat stand. he brought out maps and photographs.
there were places nearby without any public roads. you could sneak up on a
moose bathing in a lake and jump on its back and ride it till it bucked you off.
he had a name for it, like a sport, but i forget what it was.
13 \twe sat on the front porch in the twilight before i left. \its a mistake, you
know,\ he said. \we should have been part of canada. its always been hard to
understand.\ and just sitting there made me feel the way you feel when tree
branches part above your head and a little light comes shining through. he
said, \yeah, its good you came. because everybody around here knows exactly
the same things, so what can you talk about?\
14 \tthat night, in the other town where i was staying, a neighbor called. my
hosts werent home, so i talked to her. \still looking for that moose,\ i said, and
she told me there had been two moose grazing in her front yard all morning, i
shouted, \where are they now?\ and she reported, \they left, they took off, i
would have called but i didnt know anyone was interested. they werent even
in a hurry.\
these sentences are from the passage.
\i shouted, where are they now? and she reported,
they left, they took off, i would have called but i didnt
know anyone was interested.\ (paragraph 14)
what do the sentences reveal about the author?
○ 1. she is fascinated by things that are ordinary to
mainers.
○ 2. she is amused by how relaxed people who live
in maine are.
○ 3. she wants to fit in with the mainers by sharing
their experiences.
○ 4. she thinks the wild animals in maine are used to
being around people.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The author is excited about seeing a bear (which is ordinary for Mainers as the husband "can always spot them") and is eager to know about moose sightings. This shows she is fascinated by things that are ordinary to Mainers.
• Option 2: The passage doesn't focus on Mainers' relaxed nature.
• Option 3: There's no indication she wants to fit in by sharing experiences.
• Option 4: The passage doesn't suggest wild animals are used to people; it's about the author's interest in them.

Answer:

1. She is fascinated by things that are ordinary to Mainers.