Question

2There came a great rattling of chains and bolts, and the door was cautiously opened. The man was a stooping, narrow-shouldered, clay-faced creature, and his age might have been anything between fifty and seventy. His nightcap was of flannel, and so was the nightgown that he wore over his ragged shirt. He was long unshaved. I took him for a servant.
He let me in and then asked for the letter. I told him the letter was for Mr. Balfour, not for him.

“And who do ye think I am?” he said. “Your father was my brother, and I am your uncle, Davie.”

Which is the best summary statement of these final three paragraphs?
A) Davie is dismayed by the way the house looks.
B) Davie's uncle takes a long time to undo the bolt to the door.
C) Davie tries to make his fortune after the death of both of his parents.
D) Davie finds out that the ragged man he took for a servant is actually his father's brother.

Answer 1

Answer:

D)

Explanation:

I think it is D) because for A), he says nothing about the way the house looks. For B), the length of time it took to open the door is not important, and the paragraphs aren't about that. For C), there is nothing about the death of Davie's parents mentioned. D) is the only logical answer, plus it said how he thought he was a servant, but sees at the end that it is his uncle.