Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative. Read this paragraph from Ten Days in a Mad-House. I was taken to room 28 and left to try and make an impression on the bed. It was an impossible task. The bed had been made high in the center and sloping on either side. At the first touch my head flooded the pillow with water, and my wet slip transferred some of its dampness to the sheet. When Miss Grupe came in I asked if I could not have a night-gown. Which statement best describes what the author’s use of the word impression connotes?

A.The beds are looked upon favorably.

B.The bed is so hard her body leaves no dent.

C.The beds are poorly made.

D.The beds are adequate.

Answer is B

Connotation refers to the meaning a word has in a certain context. In the context of the excerpt, we can see that the word "impression" does not refer to the opinion someone has of someone else, after all it refers to the narrator's bed.

"Impression" in this context means a dent, a mark. The narrator cannot leave a dent on her bed because of the mattress, which is hard and uncomfortable.

With the information above in mind, we can select option B as the best answer.

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