Question

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

My girls, will you give them your breakfast as a Christmas present?"

They were all unusually hungry, having waited nearly an hour, and for a minute no one spoke, only a minute, for Jo exclaimed impetuously, "I'm so glad you came before we began!"

"May I go and help carry the things to the poor little children?" asked Beth eagerly.

"I shall take the cream and the muffins," added Amy, heroically giving up the article she most liked.

Meg was already covering the buckwheats, and piling the bread into one big plate.

"I thought you'd do it," said Mrs. March, smiling as if satisfied.

What can you infer about Mrs. March from this text?

She pretended her girls could choose whether to help.
She assumed her girls had already eaten breakfast.
She expected her girls to help the other family.
She thought her girls would not want to help.

Answer 1

Answer:

She expected her girls to help the other family

Answer 2

Answer:

She excepted her girls to help the other family

Explanation: