SSAT Reading Question 7: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 7
7. The author ascribes human feelings to the old houses ("The years have brought . . . what happy children may it once have owned?") primarily in order to
- A. contrast the graceful houses with the poor tenement dwellers.
- B. emphasize how time and poverty have ravaged the houses.
- C. suggest that inanimate objects are capable of feelings and sensations.
- D. elicit sympathy from readers who may care more for houses than people.
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: