Question

13. Read the following passage from "Another Evening at the Club" in which Samia's mother describes her impressions of Abboud Bey, her daughter's suitor.
"You're a lucky girl," her mother had told her. "He's a real find. Any girl would be
happy to have him. He's an Inspector of Irrigation though he's not yet forty. He earns
a big salary and gets a fully furnished government house wherever he's posted,
which will save us the expense of setting up a house and I don't have to tell you what our situation is—and that's besides the house he owns in Alexandria where
you'll be spending your holidays.'

The details in these sentences lead a reader to understand that Samia's family

a. is socially inferior to Abboud Bey.

b. has experienced financial difficulties.

c. enjoys spending the holidays in Alexandria.

d. intends to throw the couple a very large wedding.

Answer 1

Answer:

B). Has experienced financial difficulties.

Explanation:

The given passage from 'Another Evening at the Club' involves vivid details that assists the readers to understand the poor economic situation of Samia and her family. The use of descriptive phrases to describe the suitor visiting Samia like 'he's a real find', 'any girl would be lucky to have him', 'idea of using his government assigned house' that would assist them in saving the unusual expense of setting up a house and 'I don't...what..situation is' connotes that the family has suffered financial crisis and therefore, her mother is making every possible effort to grab the rich suitor to reduce their financial burden. Thus, option B is the correct answer.