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SAT English QUESTION #5434
Question 1
In Mansfield's "The Young Girl," the narrator describes a 17-year-old. Mansfield contrasts pleasant appearance with unpleasant attitude. Which quotation best illustrates this contrast?
  • "I heard her murmur, 'I can't bear flowers on a table.' They had evidently been giving her intense pain..."
  • "While we waited she took out a little gold powder-box... and dabbed her lovely nose."✔️
  • "I saw... she couldn't stand this place... she jumped up... while I went through the vulgar act of paying."
  • "She didn't even take her gloves off. She lowered her eyes and drummed on the table..."
Correct Answer Explanation
Dabbing her "lovely nose" (pleasant appearance) after loathing the puff (unpleasant attitude) shows contrast.