Secret in slovakia part a
1how does the author provide readers with important information about aunt gertrude in the passage's exposition?
the author includes dialogue in which characters talk about aunt gertrude's traits.
the author has the narrator's uncle read aloud a letter written by aunt gertrude.
the author foreshadows the ending by mentioning aunt gertrude's well-known generosity.
the author includes a flashback that details the narrator's interactions with and views on his aunt.
question 2
part b
2which sentence from the exposition best illustrates the function of this part of the story as identified in part a?
“this was not the time to press aunt gertrude for details, and just a few minutes later, she died peacefully.”
"i had seen aunt gertrude more in the past two years than i had ever before in my life, and she could be terrifying, often wearing a mean scowl on her deeply lined face."
“i’ll never forget the last moments before she died.”
3“although i never felt particularly close to aunt gertrude, it was comforting to know she was close by in her last years.”
which statement best describes the effect of the story’s resolution?
it saddens readers and fills them with regret over the untimely death of great-aunt gertrude.
it satisfies readers by providing readers with a fuller picture of great-aunt gertrude.
it frightens readers by creating mystery about what is in great-aunt gertrude’s house.
it confuses readers by forcing them to wonder why great-aunt gertrude wanted forgiveness.