My mother doesn't understand. Not that I expected she would. When I told her the news, all she said was "Ah, the face that

launched a thousand ships." She didn't even look up from her book. Later, at dinner, she apologized for quoting Marlowe. Marlowe

is our cat

At bedtime I told my mother, "You should have seen the way Helen acted at school. It was disgusting, flirting with the boys."

Mom tucked the sheets up close around my chin, so that only my head was showing, my body covered mummy style. "Vita,"

she said, "it sounds like she's perfect for the part."

Read the excerpt above. Why does Vita's mother say that Helen is perfect for the role of Helen of Troy?

a. Because she didn't want Vita to do the play

b. Helen's flirtatiousness and attention to boys was just like Helen of Troy

C. Because her mom thinks Helen is more beautiful than Vita

d. Because Marlow said so

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Paula Gilmore

26 June, 13:05

My mother doesn't understand. Not that I expected she would. When I told her the news, all she said was "Ah, the face that

launched a thousand ships." She didn't even look up from her book. Later, at dinner, she apologized for quoting Marlowe. Marlowe

is our cat

At bedtime I told my mother, "You should have seen the way Helen acted at school. It was disgusting, flirting with the boys."

Mom tucked the sheets up close around my chin, so that only my head was showing, my body covered mummy style. "Vita,"

she said, "it sounds like she's perfect for the part."

Read the excerpt above. Why does Vita's mother say that Helen is perfect for the role of Helen of Troy?

a. Because she didn't want Vita to do the play

b. Helen's flirtatiousness and attention to boys was just like Helen of Troy

C. Because her mom thinks Helen is more beautiful than Vita

d. Because Marlow said so

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Nadia Hammond · Answer 1

b. Helen's flirtatiousness and attention to boys was just like Helen of Troy

Explanation:

Vita's mother believes that Helen's flirtatiousness was just like that of Helen of Troy.

It may have not been a coincidence that Helen actually bears the name of Helen of Troy and acts in a flirtatious way like Helen of Troy.

From the story of Troy, Helen of Troy was the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta who took her with him to Troy and eventually eloped with Prince Paris of Troy. She was said to be one of the most beautiful women of that time. Her actions brought war between Sparta and Troy in which many lost their lives.

And from the excerpt above, Helen was reported to be flirting outrageously with the boys at school, so Vita's mother was comparing both Helens.