Read the excerpt from Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences, 1815-1897.
So I decided to study Greek and learn to manage a horse. Having formed this conclusion I fell asleep. My resolutions, unlike many such made at night, did not vanish with the coming light. I arose early and hastened to put them into execution. They were resolutions never to be forgotten—destined to mold my character anew.
Which question would best help the reader understand Stanton’s viewpoint in this excerpt?
What kind of work will Stanton be able to do with her new skills?
How long will it take Stanton to achieve a strong knowledge of Greek?
How does Stanton believe that achieving her goals will affect her life?
When should Stanton work toward her goal to gain her father’s love?
Answers
Wanda was a Polish girl in an all American school. She had an unfamiliar name and different looks because of which she was constantly teased by her classmates.
Peggy, Maddie and the other girls used to make fun of her dresses. Wanda used to tell them that she had a hundred dresses and sixty pairs of shoes even though she wore the same faded blue cotton dress everyday. Fed up with her teasing, she left the school and moved to a big city with her family.
Before leaving she had taken part in an art competition in the school. She had submitted about a hundred drawings of designs of dresses. They were so beautiful that every student of her class was amazed. Later, she gifted all her drawings to her classmates inspite of their teasings.
Because of her acts her classmates not only realised their mistakes but were also impressed by her talents. They were filled with love and confidence for Wanda. In this way, Wanda succeeded in winning the love and confidence of her classmates at the end of the story.