The old lady settled herself comfortably, removing her white cotton gloves and putting them up with her purse on the shelf in fr
ont of the back window. The children's mother still had on slacks and still had her head tied up in a green kerchief, but the grandmother had on a navy blue straw sailor hat with a bunch of white violets on the brim and a navy blue dress with a small white dot in the print. Her collars and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with lace and at her neckline she had pinned a purple spray of cloth violets containing a sachet. In case of an accident, anyone seeing her dead on the highway would know at once that she was a lady. O'Connor's word choice and diction in this excerpt from "A Good Man is Hard to Find," suggest that the grandmother is _____.
A)deeply religiousB)very concerned about appearanceC)stern and seriousD)decent and caring
WHen she does every single little thing to keep the appearances and be beautiful and prepared if someone sees her is a reflect of her own desire to be recognized by her appearance, the author wants you to be sure that she cares deeply about the outside beauty and manners.
The answer is C. <span>London, Jack. White Fang. New York: Macmillan, 1906. Print. MLA style is as follows: Last Name, First Name. Title. Publisher, Year of Publication. </span>
