Question

PART B: Which of the following quotes best support the answer to Part A?

A
“The nun passionately kissed one hand of her dead mother, which hung down, a hand of ivory like that of Christ in the large crucifix which lay on the bed.” ( Paragraph 3)
B
“He had put on a look of sadness, that simulated sadness of the priest to whom death is a means of livelihood.” ( Paragraph 3)
C
“‘Thanks, Father, but my brother and I would like to be left alone with her. These are the last moments that we now have for seeing her’” ( Paragraph 6)
D
“Then he kneeled down, again crossed himself, prayed, rose and softly stole away, murmuring as he went: ‘She was a saint.’” ( Paragraph 8)

Answer 1

Answer:

B is best support the answer to part A

Answer 2

B)“He had put on a look of sadness, that simulated sadness of the priest to whom death is a means of livelihood.” ( Paragraph 3)

Explanation:

• For the above question (PART B), the PART A question was "How does the author develop the priest’s point of view?", for which the answer is (C)."The priest views death as a job, which is revealed by contrasting his actions with the siblings’ genuine grief".
• Based on this PART A, the answer for PART B is option "B"
• The article "A Dead Women's Secret" by Guy de Maupassant is story about a brother, who is a judge, and sister, who is a nun,  mourns the passing of their beloved mother (who raised them alone, after their father abandoned them); however, later find out that their mother had an affair only after their mother’s death.
• After coming to know of it this, the son despises his mother, and becomes cold and disdainful toward her. However, the nun does not judge her mother and maintains her respect and affection for her mother, for she knows that her mother is a nice person despite her mistake.The moral of the story is about how people are quickly judge another person despite knowing what that individual has endured in life