Question

In what attire did the author find Mrs. Dorling?
1.Author is unable to recognise it
2.Author’s green knitted cardigan
3.Not mentioned in the story
4.Author’s mother’s green knitted cardigan

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is 2.Author’s green knitted cardigan.

Explanation:

• Before this meeting, the narrator had only briefly and long ago seen Mrs. Dorling. The woman was partially covered behind the door and was wearing the narrator's mother's green knitted sweater, which had wooden buttons that were somewhat faded from washing.
• The narrator's family's valuables and antiques had been taken by Mrs. Dorling under the pretense of caring for them. Mrs. Dorling did not want to give them back now that the narrator, the daughter of Mrs. S, had arrived to claim them. She, therefore, declined to acknowledge her.

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Answer 2

Answer:

4.Author’s mother’s green knitted cardigan

Explanation:

• The narrator recognised Mrs. Dorling's green knit cardigan as belonging to her mother. When Mrs. Dorling saw it, she partially the narrator's mother's green knit sweater with slightly aged wooden buttons.
• Mrs. Dorling had taken the priceless items and antiques belonging to the narrator's family under the guise of looking after them. Now that the narrator, Mrs. S's daughter, had shown up to claim them, Mrs. Dorling did not want to return them. She didn't recognize her as a result.

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