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Read Gwendolyn Brooks' poem, "The Bean Eaters" and answer the question.

They eat beans mostly, this old yellow pair.
Dinner is a casual affair.
Plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood,
Tin flatware.

Two who are Mostly Good.
Two who have lived their day,
But keep on putting on their clothes
And putting things away.

And remembering...
Remembering, with twinklings and twinges,
As they lean over the beans in their rented back room that
is full of beads and receipts and dolls and cloths.
tobacco crumbs, vases and fringes.

What might we infer from the second stanza about the old couple?

A. They've worked their whole lives and continue to do so.
B. They've worked their whole lives and are looking forward to retirement.
C. They are unemployed.
D. They have been unemployed most of their lives, but continue to look for work.

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Answer:

1. They are poor. The beans are one of the cheapest food and usually the poor buy beans on a regular basis.

2. Part of what Brooks wants to communicate is the everyday nature of their very minimal existence. The narrator speaks about a poor couple who sit and dine at a rented black room.

3. "Remembering, with twinklings and twinges," For the old people, remembering the good times is a source of joy. These memories are strong enough to make them remember with 'twinklings and twinges'

4. The speaker is an observer like a fly on the wall. The poem is in the third-person perspective. This is clear from the words 'they' and 'them'.

Explanation:

Answer: They've worked their whole lives and are looking forward to retirement.

Explanation:

(Two who are Mostly Good) "Mostly" is used here to infer there is something missing that they would have something to look forward to.

(Two who have lived their day) "lived their day" is implying that they are elderly

(But Keep on putting on their clothes) "Keep on putting on their clothes" implies that they are working, doing something.

(And putting things away.) "putting things away" saying that they finished working and putting their clothes away.

The "But" is also hinting that they are no longer happy working and looking forward to something.

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