Question

select the correct answer.
read the excerpt from paragraphs 15 and 16.
(15) my last class in french!
(16) and i barely knew how to write! so i should never learn! i must stop short where i was! how angry i was with myself because of the time i had wasted, the lessons i had missed, running about after nests, or sliding on the saar! my books, which only a moment before i thought so tiresome, so heavy to carry—my grammar, my sacred history—seemed to me now like old friends, from whom i should be terribly grieved to part.
how does the use of personification in the underlined words affect the meaning of the passage?
a. it emphasizes that not being able to learn french will have a major impact on frantz.
b. it demonstrates frantz’s realization that books are more important than anything else.
c. it shows that learning history and mastering grammar are important life skills for frantz.
d. it suggests that frantz always secretly loved reading but did not want his teacher to know.

Explanation:

The underlined part uses personification by treating books (grammar, sacred history) as old friends. Frantz is upset about his last French class and regrets wasted time. Option A: The personification shows his attachment to the books (representing French learning), emphasizing the impact of not learning French. Option B: The passage doesn't say books are more important than anything. Option C: It's about his regret for missing French lessons, not history/grammar as life skills. Option D: No indication he secretly loved reading or hid it from the teacher. So A is correct.

Answer:

A. It emphasizes that not being able to learn French will have a major impact on Frantz.