Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) In Miss Jemima’s eyes an autograph letter of her sister, Miss Pinkerton, was an object of as deep ventilation as would have been a letter from a sovereign
B) Only when her pupils quitted the establishment, or when they were about to be married, and once, when poor Miss Birch died of the scarlet fever, was Miss Pinkerton known to write personally to the parents of her pupils; and it was Jemima’s opinion that if anything could console Mrs. Birch for her daughter’s loss, it would be that pious and eloquent composition in which Miss Pinkerton announced the event
(*ответ*) А- false, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) In the given chapters we meet, through the medium of Miss Pinkerton’s Academy for young ladies, the socially and economically advantaged Amelia Sedley in stark contrast to the disadvantaged but sharp-witted Rebecca (Becky) Sharp
B) There is also a picturesque cast of other characters such as Amelia’s bovine sister Judy or the devotedly loyal William Dobbin
(*ответ*) А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
А- false, В- true
А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Isabella’s heart attack profoundly affected Thackeray’s work
B) He died the next week
(*ответ*) А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Miss Jemmy was as well known to them, poor soul!: for though that honest creature had made and given her jelly and cake enough for three children, and a seven-shilling piece at parting, the girl’s sense of ridicule was far stronger than her gratitude, and she sacrificed Miss Jemmy quite as pitilessly as her sister
B) «You’ll go in and say good-by to Miss Pinkerton, Becky!» said Miss Jemima to a young lady of whom nobody took any notice, and who was coming downstairs with her own bandbox
(*ответ*) А- false, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Miss Pinkerton did not understand French
B) She only directed those who did
(*ответ*) А- true, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
А- false, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Miss Sedley’s father was a yoga guru, and in that quality had given lessons of drawing at Miss Pinkerton’s school
B) He was a clever man; a pleasant companion; a careless student; with a great propensity for running into debt, and a partiality for the tavern
(*ответ*) А- false, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Miss Sharp only folded her own toilet paper with a very frigid smile and bow, and quite declined to accept any other toilet paper as a present
B) In fact, it was a little battle between the young lady and the old dog, and the latter was worsted
(*ответ*) А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Miss Sharp was an articled dancer, for whom Miss Pinkerton had done, as she thought, quite enough, without conferring upon her at parting the high honour of the Dixonary
B) Who IS a good Christian, a good parent, child, wife, or lover; who actually DOES leave a disconsolate family to mourn his loss
(*ответ*) А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Mr. Lawrence used to go through dialogues with it; it formed the delight of Newman Street, Gerrard Street, and the Artists’ quarter: and the young painters, when they came to take their gin-and-water with their lazy, dissolute, clever, jovial senior, used regularly to ask Rebecca if Miss Pinkerton was at home
B) As Mr. Lawrence or President West. Once Miss Jemmy had the honour to pass a few days at Chiswick; after which she brought back Jemima, and erected another doll as Miss Jemmy
(*ответ*) А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
А- true, В- true