Question

Read the excerpt from Ernest Hemingway’s “Soldier's Home.”

In the evening he practiced on his clarinet, strolled down town, read and went to bed. He was still a hero to his two young sisters. His mother would have given him breakfast in bed if he had wanted it. She often came in when he was in bed and asked him to tell her about the war, but her attention always wandered.

What important detail about Krebs’s sisters and mother is revealed?

Both of his sisters and his mother are very naive.
His sisters and his mother have never left town.
His sisters and his mother are very fond of him.
Neither his sisters nor his mother care for Kreb

Answer 1

Based on the given excerpt above from Ernest Hemingway’s “Soldier's Home”, the important detail about Krebs’s sisters and mother that is revealed is that both of his sisters and his mother are very naive. Naive which means, both of his sisters and his mother were showing a lack of judgment. Hope this answer helps.

Answer 2

Answer: C) His sisters and his mother are very fond of him.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from Ernest Hemingway’s “Soldier's Home, we can see the description of how Kreb's mother and sisters really take care of him and admire him for all the things they think he did in war (even though they were all lies), the excerpt clearly reveals that Kreb's mother and sisters are very fond of him, we can see that in the way his mother treats him.