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Based on Miss Cooper’s personality as revealed in this excerpt, what profession might suit her?

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Later in the story, Florence reunites with Gabriel, and they form a strong emotional bond. What does this additional information suggest about the family situation during the time described in this excerpt?

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Miss Cooper advises Sibyl to run off and get a job on her own (lines 63–64). What quality is Miss Cooper encouraging Sibyl to develop?

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The frozen little creek in the woods is described as having “a shell of milk-white ice” (line 44). What does this description suggest about the ice?

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The narrator says that the newspapers are using "small print" (line 13) and are "getting farther and farther away when I hold them" (lines 14–15). What is actually the cause of the problem?

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Later in the novel from which this excerpt is taken, Rozin leaves her family to nurse a former lover who is dying of cancer. Which detail from the excerpt suggests how Rozin feels about this decision?

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On the basis of the passage, if the author were editing someone else’s work, what strategy of criticism would she use?

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How does Mrs. Peters react to Mrs. Hale in the excerpt?

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Based on Vera’s reaction to Maggie and what the reader can guess about Maggie from her last words in this excerpt, what is Maggie’s goal?

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This excerpt is from an essay titled, “A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose.” Based on the title and the example described in this excerpt, what is a “lower purpose”?