Question

What is the best summary of this story excerpt?
a. Mr. Cobb brings Rebecca to her aunts’ house for a year-long visit and Rebecca brings flowers for her aunts.
b. Rebecca’s nervous aunts welcome her to their house after preparing a room for her to stay in.
c. Rebecca’s aunts pretend they are happy to see her when Mr. Cobb brings her to their house.

Answer 1

The stage ought to be here," said Miranda, glancing nervously at the tall clock for the twentieth time. "I guess everything's done. I've tacked up two thick towels back of her washstand and put a mat under her slop-jar; but children are awful hard on furniture. I expect we sha'n't know this house a year from now."

Jane's frame of mind was naturally depressed and timorous, having been affected by Miranda's gloomy presages of evil to come. The only difference between the sisters in this matter was that while Miranda only wondered how they could endure Rebecca, Jane had flashes of inspiration in which she wondered how Rebecca would endure them. It was in one of these flashes that she ran up the back stairs to put a vase of apple blossoms and a red tomato-pincushion on Rebecca's bureau.

The stage rumbled to the side door of the brick house, and Mr. Cobb handed Rebecca out like a real lady passenger. She alighted with great circumspection, put the bunch of faded flowers in her aunt Miranda's hand, and received her salute; it could hardly be called a kiss without injuring the fair name of that commodity.

"You needn't 'a' bothered to bring flowers," remarked that gracious and tactful lady; "the garden's always full of 'em here when it comes time."

Jane then kissed Rebecca, giving a somewhat better imitation of the real thing than her sister. "Put the trunk in the entry, Jeremiah, and we'll get it carried upstairs this afternoon," she said.

—Kate Douglas Wiggin
excerpt from Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm)

Answer 2

Any thoughts?

Answer 3

c

Answer 4

Yep correct :)