This passage is excerpted from Charlotte Bronte, Villette. Originally published in 1853. In this chapter, the narrator and her host, Mrs. Bretton, are trying to occupy a young girl, Paulina, who is staying with them.
In the passage, the narrator characterizes Paulina as someone who goes from
(A) Dissatisfied to content.
The description of Mr. Home in paragraph 10 (lines 52-59("Mr. Home was a stern-featured—perhaps I should rather say, a hard-featured man: his forehead was knotty, and his cheekbones were marked and prominent. The character of his face was quite Scotch; but there was feeling in his eye, and emotion in his now agitated countenance. His northern accent in speaking harmonised with his physiognomy. He was at once proud-looking and homely-looking. He laid his hand on the child's uplifted head. She said—"Kiss Polly."")) primarily serves to
(A) Demonstrate the duality of his character.
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
(A) Lines 32-33 ("She . . . unawares")
In lines 15-16("Like a bird or a shaft, or any other swift thing, she was gone from the room."), the description of Paulina's disappearance mainly serves to
(A) Show a physical response from Paulina that parallels her emotional response.
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
(B) Lines 28-29 ("I . . . withdraw")("I concluded he would leave her in a servant's charge and withdraw;")
Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from
(B) observations of a character's mental state to a domestic reunion.
Based on the narrator's initial reaction to Mr.Home, it can be reasonably inferred that the narrator assumes that
(C) A stranger
In the first paragraph, the words "swum," "trembled," and "glittered" primarily serve to
(C) Emphasize Paulina's excitement at what she has seen.
Based on the description of Mr. Home's encounter with Mrs. Bretton, it can reasonably be inferred that
(D) Mrs. Bretton was not expecting to see Mr. Home.
As used in line 20, "dart" most nearly means
(D) Run
According to the Passage, Paulina cries, "It is!" (line 14) because
(D) She has recognized her father on the street
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