Multiple choice

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

PassageOn the afternoon of the following day a wagon stopped before a Belgian Refugee Camp in Holland. Slowly and stiffly a small boy slid to the ground. He had been picked up just over the border by a friendly farmer and driven to camp. He was dirty, untidy and footsore. Very kindly the ladies' committee received him. He was placed at a table and a bowl of hot soup was set before him. He ate awkwardly with his left hand. His right hand held something beneath his coat. The women tried to get his story, but he remained strangely silent. He seemed to be examining to faces of the women. Not for an hour, not until there was a faint stirring in his coat, did he disclose his burden. Then going to her whom he had chosen as most to be trusted, he opened his coat. In a dirty towel lay a naked, miserably thin, three-day-old baby. The woman at once took the tiny bundle lovingly. It was only then that boy relaxed and allowed himself to be taken to bed.

How was he received at the camp?

  1. The ladies were very rude with him and send him out.

  2. He was abused and nothing was served to him.

  3. Very kindly he was received at the camp and was served with a bowl of hot soup.

  4. Very rudely he was received at the camp.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The passage states 'Very kindly the ladies' committee received him' and 'a bowl of hot soup was set before him,' making option C correct. Options A, B, and D incorrectly claim he was treated rudely, but the text clearly shows kind treatment with hot soup. The passage shows compassion toward the refugee boy.