Question

When I awakened one morning my mother told me that we were going to see a judge who would make my father support me and my brother. An hour later all three of us were sitting in a huge crowded room. I was overwhelmed by the many faces and the voices which I could not understand. High above me was a white face which my mother told me was the face of the judge. Across the huge room sat my father, smiling confidently, looking at us. My mother warned me not to be fooled by my father’s friendly manner; she told me that the judge might ask me questions, and if he did I must tell him the truth. I agreed, yet I hoped that the judge would not ask me anything.


Which details from the excerpt best indicates that Wright was fairly young when this event takes place?
a.Wright describes his father’s “friendly manner” and demeanor.
b.Wright notes being overwhelmed by faces and voices and describes the judge as being “high above.”
c.Wright describes his mother waking him to go to court and waiting in a “huge crowded room.”
d.Wright explains his worry about the possibility of the judge asking him questions.

Answer 1

The best answer among the following choices would be B) Wright notes being overwhelmed by faces and voices and describes the judge as being ''high above''. This shows that wright was young and the other choices don't make sense since A) has nothing to do with age, C) doesn't have anything to do with age, and D) doesn't have anything to do with age, just anxiety so answer is B).

Answer 2

Answer:

b. Wright notes being overwhelmed by faces and voices and describes the judge as being “high above.”

Explanation:

The fact that Wright is overwhelmed by faces and voices and does not give further description of who were those around him and what they were saying shows that he was fairly young to understand and reason what was really going on around him. Furthermore, his description of the judge being “high above” indicates that he was little, a kid.