Question

The daughter of the Professor was sitting in the doorway winding blue silk on a reel, and her little dog was lying at her feet.
“You said that you would dance with me if I brought you a red rose,” cried the Student. “Here is the reddest rose in all the world. You will wear it to-night next your heart, and as we dance together it will tell you how I love you.”

But the girl frowned. “I am afraid it will not go with my dress,” she answered; “and, besides, the Chamberlain’s nephew has sent me some real jewels, and everybody knows that jewels cost far more than flowers.”

“Well, upon my word, you are very ungrateful,” said the Student angrily; and he threw the rose into the street, where it fell into the gutter, and a cart-wheel went over it.

“Ungrateful!” said the girl. “I tell you what, you are very rude; and, after all, who are you? Only a Student. Why, I don’t believe you have even got silver buckles to your shoes as the Chamberlain’s nephew has;” and she got up from her chair and went into the house.

A.
She is fond of gifts from her father’s students.
B.
She loves the Chamberlain’s nephew.
C.
She likes well-behaved people.
D.
She is selfish and greedy.
E.
She does not like flowers.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. She is selfish and greedy.

is the answer

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. She is selfish and greedy.

Let us analyse the other options:

A. She is fond of gifts from her father’s students.

The fact that she comments on the student being 'only a student' indicates that it is not just the gifts that she desires. She also wants to be associated with someone who has a social standing, like the Chamberlain's nephew.

B. She loves the Chamberlain’s nephew.

No where in the extract has she mentioned that she loves the Chamberlain's nephew. Her focus is only on his position and the jewels he sent.

C. She likes well-behaved people.

This option is incorrect because the student is well-behaved in the beginning. It is only later that he gets agitated and calls her 'ungrateful' and she calls him rude.

E. She does not like flowers.

This option is incorrect because she herself had asked for a red rose and promised to dance with the student if he got her a red rose.

D. She is selfish and greedy.

This is the correct option because the extract shows her inclination towards jewels, rather than a person's feelings.

Therefore, the rest of the options are incorrect and D. She is selfish and greedy is the right answer.

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