Question

Read the excerpt from the chapter "A House of My Own" from The House on Mango Street.

Not a flat. Not an apartment in back. Not a man’s house. Not a daddy’s. A house all my own. With my porch and my pillow, my pretty purple petunias. My books and my stories. My two shoes waiting beside the bed. Nobody to shake a stick at. Nobody’s garbage to pick up after.

Only a house quiet as snow, a space for myself to go, clean as paper before the poem.
What is the connotative meaning of the phrase “shake a stick at” as it is used in the excerpt?

It indicates that there will be no one in Esperanza’s new house to bother her.
It implies that Esperanza has had to ward off personal threats from people in her neighborhood.
It suggests that Esperanza has had to chase her siblings away to have a quiet space.
It means that Esperanza will have nothing to complain about after she moves away from Mango Street.

Answer 1

The phrase “shake a stick at” as it is used in the excerpt meant It indicates that there will be no one in Esperanza’s new house to bother her.

What is Phrase?

A small group of words stand together as a unit of thought, often forming part of a clause.

What is the example of phrase?

The example of phrase is 'shake a stick at.'

Hence, the correct answer is Option A

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