![]() ![]() The situation was an amusing instance of the embarrassment of riches. He was even deaf to the proposal that he should share the proposed tenement 5 with the sewing societies and clubs of his church, and when the matter came to a serious issue, he relinquished his charge and sought a new field of usefulness. His salary was too small, he said, to admit of his living in a big house, and he would not do it. There was a story in the newspapers the other day about a Massachusetts minister who resigned his charge because someone had given his parish a fine house, and his parishioners wanted him to live in it. The following passage is an excerpt from Martin's essay, "The Tyranny of Things." In it, Martin discusses how easily people become slaves to material goods, including even material things that are thought to be justifiably coveted, such as large homes. Carefully read the passage and choose the best answer for the question that follows.Įdward Sandford Martin ( 1856 − 1939 1856-1939 1856 − 1939) was a humor writer and one of the founders of Life Magazine. ![]() Below is a reading passage followed by question with multiple-choices. ![]()
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