Question

"This must be the wood," she said thoughtfully to herself, "where things have no names. I wonder what'll become of MY name when I go in? I shouldn't like to lose it at all . . . .“ She was rambling on in this way when she reached the wood: it looked very cool and shady. "Well, at any rate it's a great comfort," she said as she stepped under the trees, "after being so hot, to get into the – into WHAT?" . . . . She stood silent for a minute, thinking: then she suddenly began again. "Then it really HAS happened, after all! And now, who am I?" —Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
Which detail is stated explicitly in the passage?
Alice has reached the wood.
Alice is afraid of the wood.
Alice cannot find the wood.
Alice has lost her name.

Answer 1

The correct answer is Alice has reached the wood

Explanation:

In texts, details are explicit if the information is directly stated. This means the author of the text clearly states a situation or detail, and the reader understands this without analysis because the meaning is direct and explicit. In the excerpt presented this occurs when the author mentions Alice reached the wood because this is directly stated in "She was rambling on in this way when she reached the wood". On the other hand, other details such as Alice's fear or that Alice lost her name are not directly mentioned and would require deep analysis and inference to be understood.