Question

Please help! Look up the story and read it if you have to, it's really short I promise, I will give brainliest!! The story is called "sleeping" by Katharine Weber

PART A: Which of the following best describes a theme of the story "Sleeping"?

A. People sometimes grieve in mysterious ways.

B. Guilt can cause great changes in a person.

C. Family supports each other no matter what.

D. Death can force a person to grow up more quickly.


PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?

A. “Harriet had never held a baby, except for one brief moment, when she was about six, when Mrs. Antler next door had surprisingly bestowed on her the tight little bundle that was their new baby, Andrea.” ( Paragraph 2)

B. “two hours of reading all of the boring mail piled neatly on a desk in the bedroom and looking through a depressing wedding album” ( Paragraph 3)

C. “She wondered what Charles looked like. She wasn’t even sure how old he was. Why had she agreed to baby-sit when Mr. Winter approached her at the swim club?” ( Paragraph 4)

D. "Mrs. Winter seemed to be waiting for her to leave before checking on the baby... When they reached her house he said, My wife. He hesitated, then he said, You understand, don't you?” ( Paragraph 6)

Answer 1

Part A
A, People sometimes grieve in mysterious ways.

Part B
D, “Mrs. Winters seemed to be waiting for her to leave before checking on the baby... When they reached her house he said, My Wife. He hesitated, then he said, you understand, don’t you?”( Paragraph 6 )

Reason
The couple lost their baby, Charles. To help with their grieving, they probably got a doll for Mrs. Winters ( hence why Harriet didn’t have to feed or change Charles. )