Reading Questions

How does Rosemary's gift to Miss Smith differ from her initial plan?

• She intended to give Miss Smith a job but realized she couldn't do anything of worth.

• She had planned to be extremely generous but then sends her away with a small amount of money

• Rosemary was going to gift her some jewelry but she couldn't part with any.

• She wanted an adventure but realized she didn't need one at all.

In "A Cup of Tea," Rosemary Fell is insecure about her ________.

• Love for her fellow man

• Bank account

• Beauty

• Love for her husband

In Mansfield's writing of "A Cup of Tea," she highlights how the roles for _________ were still quite restricted in English culture.

• Homosexuals

• Women

• Foreigners

• Poor people

As portrayed in "A Cup of Tea," _______ was a very real concept that dictated proper behavior in England in the early part of the 20th century.

• female education

• social class

• philanthropy

• fear of poverty

What is one theme of "A Cup of Tea?"

• Fame

• Charity of the rich

• Selflessness

• Materialism

What does Rosemary ask Phillip at the end of the story?

• "Can you buy me another house?"

• "Am I fat?'

• She doesn't ask him anything, just kisses him.

• "Am I pretty?"

The word "ingenuity" in paragraph 2 is closest to meaning to..

• vocabulary

• reference

• inference

• factual information

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 2 as a main factor in the development of Teotihuacán?

• factual information

• negative factual information

• inference

• rhetorical purpose

What can be inferred from paragraph 3 about Cuicuilco prior to 200 B.C.?

• factual info

• negative factual

• inference

• rhetorical purpose

In paragraph 6, the author discusses "the thriving obsidian operation," in order to..

• factual info

• negative factual

• inference

• rhetorical purpose