Read this scene from a play. Then, answer the question(s) about it.

Scene 3. A small-town bank of the 1950s. Seated in a formal office behind a large wooden desk is RUDOLPH SLOAN, dressed in a suit and tie. In a chair facing the desk is MANDY MARVIN, more casually dressed.

SLOAN. [politely] I regret it, Miss Marvin, but unfortunately the bank—

MANDY. [cheerfully interrupting] Look here, Rudy Sloan, all I'm askin' fer is a little loan to tide me over. Why, back when you was just a tyke, yer daddy loaned my daddy the money to start the Movie Palace in the first place.

SLOAN. Indeed, and back then movie theaters were a fine investment. But now, people don't go to the movies like they used to; they stay home and watch TV—

MANDY. Aw, TV, that's just a passing fad!

SLOAN. I don't think so, Mandy. [sighs] Look, the bank is willing to give you a loan if you agree to make the theater smaller and rent out half to Tom Poe—

MANDY. Tom Poe? No way am I renting out half my theater to a car dealership. I won't do it! I won't change one thing from the way my daddy done it. What good's a picture on an itty bitty screen? It may as well be on that there TV.


The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

From her characterization in this scene, the reader can infer that one of Mandy Marvin's flaws is
Choose...


Part B
Which line from the text provides the best support for the answer to Part A?
A. Look here, Rudy Sloan, all I’m askin’ fer is a little loan to tide me over.
B. Aw, TV, that’s just a passing fad!
C. I won’t change one thing from the way my daddy done it.
D. What good’s a picture on an itty bitty screen?