Read this excerpt from "Look Homeward, Angel."

Like all the older children of Major Pentland she had, since her twentieth year, begun the slow accretion of land: from the savings of her small wage as teacher and book-agent, she had already purchased one or two pieces of earth.

From this excerpt, Eliza can best be described as a:

A: dutiful daughter.

B: humble teacher.

C: shrewd investor.

D: rich heiress.

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12 June, 11:27

Read this excerpt from "Look Homeward, Angel."

Like all the older children of Major Pentland she had, since her twentieth year, begun the slow accretion of land: from the savings of her small wage as teacher and book-agent, she had already purchased one or two pieces of earth.

From this excerpt, Eliza can best be described as a:

A: dutiful daughter.

B: humble teacher.

C: shrewd investor.

D: rich heiress.

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Spencer Powers · Answer 1

From the except, Eliza from her twentieth birthday has begun a slow and steady accumulation of lands. He has purchased one or two pieces of land from her savings of her small wage as a teacher and book agent. The excerpt describes Eliza as a shrewd (astute) investor. (option C)

Lucia Bartlett · Answer 2

The answer is C. It is Wolfe's first novel, and is viewed as an exceptionally self-portraying American story about growing up. The character of Eugene Gant is for the most part accepted to be a delineation of Wolfe himself. The novel covers the traverse of time from Eugene's introduction to the world to the age of 19.