Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker.

CHILDREN: Open it! Everyone be quiet! Do, Annie! She’s opening it. Ssh!

(A setting of silence while ANNIE unwraps it. The present is a pair of smoked glasses, and she stands still.)

Is it open, Annie?

ANNIE: It’s open.

CHILDREN: It’s for your eyes, Annie. Put them on, Annie! ’Cause Mrs. Hopkins said your eyes hurt since the operation. And she said you’re going where the sun is fierce.

Which of these statements provides the best summary of the scene?


A:Annie opens a pair of special glasses from the girls, and the girls explain how this present will help Annie.

B:The girls voice concerns about the sun’s harmful rays, and then they show Annie her special glasses.

C:Annie receives a pair of dark glasses from the girls that are helpful, despite their unattractive appearance.

D:The girls offer Annie smoked glasses to protect her eyes from ultraviolet radiation, which causes cataracts.