According to Lorenzo's plan, how will Jessica escape from her father's house?
2016
According to Lorenzo's plan, how will Jessica escape from her father's house?
- A.
She will disguise herself as Lorenzo's torch bearer and slip out undetected.
- B.
She will leave during the night while Shylock is asleep.
- C.
She will take her father to a large public auction and get lost in the crowd.
- D.
She will fake her own death.
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Correct answer: A
Concept: A literal-comprehension question about a character's plan asks for the exact method described in the story — the specific device or action that achieves the goal — not just the fact that the goal is achieved or roughly when it happens.
Application: In this scene, Lorenzo's plan for Jessica's escape is that she disguises herself as a torch-bearing page and joins the group passing by outside, so she can step out of Shylock's house without being recognised while carrying money and jewels with her.
Leaving at night while her father sleeps names only the general timing of the escape, not the method that keeps her from being noticed if he wakes or someone else sees her.
A public auction with a crowd to get lost in does not appear anywhere in this story.
Faking her own death is a device from a different story altogether; Jessica never stages her death.
So the plan works through disguise, not through timing, a crowd, or a false death.