Question

In the story Little Women, one family brings breakfast to another on Christmas morning. Read this passage and then answer the question that follows:

Mrs. March gave the mother tea and gruel, and comforted her with promises of help, while she dressed the little baby as tenderly as if it had been her own. The girls meantime spread the table, set the children round the fire, and fed them like so many hungry birds, laughing, talking, and trying to understand the funny broken English.

HELP ME PLEASE!
What implicit meaning can you find about the children from this text?

The children made noises like infants, as they had not yet learned to speak properly.
Mrs. March and her girls cared about giving help to the mother and her children.
The girls and Mrs. March thought the woman and children were like little birds.
The woman ate for the first time in many weeks and began to feel better.

Answer 1

The correct option is Mrs. March and her girls cared about giving help to the mother and her children.

Explanation:

• In the above passage, the way the writer has described how Mrs. March and her daughters were trying to help the mother and her children reflects the purity of heart and intention which Mrs. March and her daughters had for helping the mother and her kids.

• The usage of the words 'comforted her, dressed the little baby as tenderly, laughing, talking' all represent the enthusiasm and love Mrs. March and her daughter were putting to help the mother and her children.

Answer 2

Answer:

• The correct option is Mrs. March and her girls cared about giving help to the mother and her children.

Explanation:

• In the above passage, the way the writer has described how Mrs. March and her daughters were trying to help the mother and her children reflects the purity of heart and intention which Mrs. March and her daughters had for helping the mother and her kids.

• The usage of the words 'comforted her, dressed the little baby as tenderly, laughing, talking' all represent the enthusiasm and love Mrs. March and her daughter were putting to help the mother and her children.