Question

Read the excerpt from To Kill a Mockingbird.

The jury sat to the left, under long windows. Sunburned, lanky, they seemed to be all farmers, but this was natural: town folk rarely sat on juries, they were either struck or excused. One or two of the jury looked vaguely like dressed-up Cunninghams. At this stage they sat straight and alert.

Which best identifies an explicit and an inferential meaning from the passage?

Answer 1

a- The explicit meaning is that the jury includes some Cunninghams; the inferential meaning is that Tom Robinson is unlikely to get a fair trial.
b- The explicit meaning is that the jury is alert and attentive; the inferential meaning is that Tom Robinson is likely to receive a fair trial.
c- The explicit meaning is that Tom Robinson is likely to receive a fair trial; the inferential meaning is that the jury is alert and attentive.
d- The explicit meaning is that Tom Robinson is unlikely to get a fair trial; the inferential meaning is that the jury includes some Cunninghams.

Answer 2

@Madds96

Answer 3

I'd say A :)