Question

The 'most courteous manner' here means that Peggy was​

Answer 1

Answer:

“Wanda,'' Peggy would say in a most courteous manner, as though she were talking to Miss Mason. “Wanda,” she'd say, giving one of her friends a nudge, “tell us. How many dresses did you say you had hanging up in your closet?” a) on her best behaviour.

Answer 2

QUESTION:

The 'most courteous manner' here means that Peggy was​

a) on her best behavior.

b) teasing Wanda.

c) trying to impress Wanda.

d) respectful to Wanda.

ANSWER:

The 'most courteous manner' here means that Peggy was​ teasing Wanda. (option b)

• The question is in reference to the chapter "The Hundred Dresses - I", by Eleanor Estes.
• This is a story of a poor young girl, Wanda Petronski, and how her classmates judge her, just based on her dress, her looks, even her name, etc.
• Peggy, Wanda's classmate, once says, "Wanda", in a most courteous manner, and asks her what she said, how many dresses she had hanging up in her closet. While asking, Peggy also gives a nudge to one of her friends, teasing Wanda.
• Thus, the 'most courteous manner' here means that Peggy was​ teasing Wanda. (option b)

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