Question

The narrator remembered when Mrs. Dorling first came to their house. It was the first half of the war. Mrs. Dorling's visits became suddenly _________.
a) frequent

b) less

c) alternate

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Answer 1

Answer:

The narrator remembered when Mrs. Dorling first came to their house. It was the first half of the war. Mrs. Dorling's visits became suddenly frequent.

Explanation:

The question is in reference to the short story The Address by Marga Minco, a Dutch journalist. The short story recollects the narrator's experience of going to a friend of her mother, Mrs. Dorling, who used to regularly visit the narrator's house to collect their belongings for safekeeping until the war ended. However, the narrator loses their family in the war and returns to Dorling to collect their belongings, but Mrs. Dorling, despite recognizing the narrator, feigns ignorance.

This short story is about how some people try to profit off other people during desperate times and how easily they even break someone's trust. In the end, the narrator makes peace with the situation and moves on.