Peter Pan is a 1911 novel by J.M. Barrie. In the fantasy novel, a dog named Nana is a nurse (nanny) for the children in the Darling family—Wendy, John, and Michael. The narrator describes Nana as planning for events like a human would: _____
Which quotation from Peter Pan best illustrates the claim?
Explanation
Context: In Peter Pan, a dog named Nana works as nanny to the Darling children, and the narrator claims she plans for events the way a human would. The task is to choose the quotation that best illustrates that claim.
Answer: D) "On John's [soccer] days [Nana] never once forgot his sweater, and she usually carried an umbrella in her mouth in case of rain."
Why? Bringing the sweater on exactly the days John plays, and carrying an umbrella against rain that has not started, are both acts of preparing for something ahead of time, which is the human-like planning the claim describes.
Traps:
- A) The kennel's place in the nursery tells us where Nana sleeps, not that she prepares for anything.
- B) Mrs. Darling's white evening gown describes a human character and leaves Nana out of the sentence entirely.
- C) The Darlings' taste for order and for matching their neighbours characterizes the parents, not Nana's foresight.