Select the correct answer.Read the excerpt from the passage.(10) On went her old brown jacket; on went her old brown hat. With a whirl of skirts and with the brilliant sparkle still in her eyes, she fluttered out the door and down the stairs to the street.How does the information in the excerpt develop a sense of mystery in the story? A. It conveys that Della is leaving to meet someone important. B. It suggests that Della is about to do something of significance. C. It substantiates Della’s desire to make herself happy. D. It reveals that Della has decided to leave her shabby apartment.

Select the correct answer.Which line from the text best represents Della's perspective of her situation at the beginning of the passage? A. There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. B. In the vestibule below was a letter-box into which no letter would go, and an electric button from which no mortal finger could coax a ring. C. It did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad. D. Grand as the watch was, he sometimes looked at it on the sly on account of the old leather strap that he used in place of a chain.

Select the correct answer.Read the excerpt from the passage.(7) Suddenly she whirled from the window and stood before the glass. Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its colour within twenty seconds. Rapidly she pulled down her hair and let it fall to its full length.What does the author mean when he writes that Della's "face had lost its colour"? A. Della's hair is her only element of beauty. B. Della has realized what she must give up for Jim. C. Della has become sick with worry about Jim's gift. D. Della's complexion is fair and exquisite.

What does the underlined passage in Section 2 tell us about Della's character?2- There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it.Della loved her job at the grocery store.Della was an emotional, sensitive person.Della was quiet and reserved.

Select the correct text in the passage.Which sentence from the text best reveals Della's relationship with her husband?(4) In the vestibule below was a letter-box into which no letter would go, and an electric button from which no mortal finger could coax a ring. Also appertaining thereunto was a card bearing the name "Mr. James Dillingham Young." The "Dillingham" had been flung to the breeze during a former period of prosperity when its possessor was being paid $30 per week. Now, when the income was shrunk to $20, the letters of "Dillingham" looked blurred, as though they were thinking seriously of contracting to a modest and unassuming D. But whenever Mr. James Dillingham Young came home and reached his flat above he was called "Jim" and greatly hugged by Mrs. James Dillingham Young, already introduced to you as Della. Which is all very good.(5) Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a grey cat walking a grey fence in a grey backyard. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present. She had been saving every penny she could for months, with this result. Twenty dollars a week doesn't go far. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always are. Only $1.87 to buy a present for Jim. Her Jim. Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. Something fine and rare and sterling—something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honour of being owned by Jim

What personal growth is Della going through?She is becoming braver.She is becoming more creative.She is becoming less vain.