ISEE Reading Question 249: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 249
2. Which word best describes the newly wed couple?
- A. well-to-do
- B. sad
- C. unpleasant
- D. unsophisticated
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
D is correct. Both the bride and the groom were unaccustomed to wearing new clothes. The groom’s face was “reddened from many days in the wind and sun.” The bride had never traveled in a parlor car, and she was clearly more used to cooking than to eating in a dining car. All of these clues point to the fact that the newlyweds were unsophisticated (meaning “innocent”) country people. The fact that the bride thinks that a dollar is too much for them to spend on a meal indicates that the couple is not wealthy or well-to-do, so choice A is wrong. The passage mentions that the couple “were evidently very happy,” so choice B is wrong. Although the couple is described as being shy and embarrassed by the attention of other passengers, there is nothing to support the idea that they were unpleasant (choice C).