Question

5 the acquisition of this room was the beginning of a new era in theas life. it was one of the most important things that ever happened to her. hitherto, except in summer, when she could be out of doors, she had lived in constant turmoil; the family, the day school. the clamor about her drowned the voice within herself. in the end of the wing, separated from the other upstairs sleeping-rooms by a long, cold, unfinished lumber room, her mind worked better. she thought things out more clearly. pleasant plans and ideas occurred to her which had never come before. she had certain thoughts which were like companions, ideas which were like older and wiser friends. she left them there in the morning, when she finished dressing in the cold, and at night, when she came up with her lantern and shut the door after a busy day, she found them awaiting her.
6 from the time when she moved up into the wing, thea began to live a double life. during the day, when the hours were full of tasks, she was one of the kronborg children, but at night she was a different person. on friday and saturday nights she always read for a long while after she was in bed. she had no clock, and there was no one to nag her.
from the song of the lark by willa sibert cather-public domain
part b
which quotation from paragraph 6 supports the answer to part a?
○ to live a double life
○ full of tasks
○ a different person
○ no one to nag her

Explanation:

The question asks for the quotation from paragraph 6 that supports the "double life" referenced in the opening of the paragraph (the main claim of the section). The phrase "to live a double life" is the topic sentence that frames the rest of the paragraph's details about Thea's contrasting day and night routines, making it the direct supporting quotation for the core idea of a divided daily existence.

Answer:

A. to live a double life