Question

Read this passage. "I got some bad ham meat one day," Miss Ginny said, "and took to vomitin'. All day, all night. Hangin' on the drop edge of yonder. I said to Thurmond, 'Thurmond, unless you want shut of me, call the doctor.’” It is easy to notice that Miss Ginny and the other residents of Nameless have their own dialect. What does Miss Ginny mean when she says "unless you want shut of me"?


It means Thurmond is going to lock her out of the store.


It means that she wants the narrator to shut the door.


It means that Miss Ginny thinks she is so sick she may die.


None of these.

Answer 1

It means that Miss Ginny thinks she is so sick she may die

Answer 2

Miss Ginny meant that thinks she is so sick she may die.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

As given in the excerpt every person has their own dialect and so does Miss Ginny. As Miss Ginny had fallen sick and was suffering from some illness she told to Thurmond that if he didn't want to shut her off, he should call the doctor.

The expression shut her out is a euphemism that has been used to signify and imply death. As Miss Ginny was terrible sick, she was having an ill feeling about not being able to survive and dying by vomiting. Therefore she uses that expression to refer death by her ill condition.