Q
In Charles Chesnutt’s “The Goophered Grape Vine,” why does Uncle Julius tell the Northern visitors the story of the spell put on the grapes ?
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A
A. To describe the horrors of life on the post-bellum plantation.
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B
B. To explain his religious views.
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C
C. To amuse the narrator’s sickly wife.
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D
D. So they won’t interrupt his income from the neglected grape harvest.
Correct Answer:
D. D. So they won’t interrupt his income from the neglected grape harvest.
