Read Gwendolyn Brooks' poem, "The Bean Eaters" and answer the question.

They eat beans mostly, this old yellow pair.

Dinner is a casual affair.

Plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood,

Tin flatware.

Two who are Mostly Good.

Two who have lived their day,

But keep on putting on their clothes

And putting things away.

And remembering ...

Remembering, with twinklings and twinges,

As they lean over the beans in their rented back room that

is full of beads and receipts and dolls and cloths.

tobacco crumbs, vases and fringes.

Which of the following sentences best describes the dramatic situation?

a) An old couple has dinner with their daughter.

b) An young woman has dinner with her parents.

c) The speaker, like a fly on the wall, observes an old couple eating dinner.

d) The implied listener talks with an old couple eating dinner.

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Abigayle · Answer 1

C) The speaker, like a fly on the wall, observes an old couple eating dinner.