“He carried himself always as if he were passing under his own triumphal arch.”

“The grey Prince Albert was scrupulously buttoned about his form, and a shiny top hat replaced the felt of the afternoon.”

“It was a beautiful day in balmy May and the sun shone pleasantly on Mr. Cornelius Johnson’s very spruce Prince Albert suit of grey as he alighted from the train in Washington.”

“Mr. Cornelius Johnson always spoke in a large and important tone.”

English

PASSAGE: “Mr. Cornelius Johnson, Office-Seeker” is a 1900 short story by Paul Laurence Dunbar. In the story, the narrator describes Mr. Cornelius Johnson’s appearance as conveying his exaggerated sense of his importance: ______

 QUESTION: Which quotation from “Mr. Cornelius Johnson, Office-Seeker” most effectively illustrates the claim?

