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Read gwendolyn brooks's poem, "the bean eaters" and answer the question. they eat beans mostly, this old yellow pair.
dinner is a casual affair. plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood, tin flatware. two who are mostly good. two who have lived their day, but keep on putting on their clothes and putting things away. and remembering… remembering, with twinklings and twinges, as they lean over the beans in their rented back room that is full of beads and receipts and dolls and cloths. tobacco crumbs, vases and fringes.
what can we infer about this couple from the fact that they eat beans?
a)that they're retired
b)that they're old
c)that they're poor
d)that they're wealthy
why does brooks choose this dramatic situation instead of one that might be more "exciting"?
a)part of what brooks wants to communicate is the everyday nature of their very minimal existence.
b)she wants to emphasize how exciting their lives are.
c)part of what brooks wants to communicate is how special this day is.
d)she wants to communicate the symbolic importance of the dining table.
which line suggests that despite their poverty, the couple is content if not somewhat happy?
a)"remembering, with twinklings and twinges,"
b)"two who are mostly good."
c)"as they lean over the beans in their rented back room flat"
d)"plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood,"
who is the speaker of this poem?
a)an observer, like a fly on the wall
b)the old woman
c)the old man
d)the plates
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