Read the sentences from paragraph 14. “But surely the Red Cross cleared out ages ago, and the whole place has been done up? I saw the paperhangers there in June.” What is the significance to Ingred of the “place” mentioned in the passage? A. It is Ingred’s family home which had been occupied by wartime personnel. B. It is the town where Ingred lives, which has a Red Cross military hospital. C. It is a popular ballroom that has been undergoing renovations in preparation for a dance. D. It is one of the new buildings at Ingred’s school, where she dreads returning.

Carefully read the passage from paragraph 14: “But surely the Red Cross cleared out ages ago, and the whole place has been done up? I saw the paperhangers there in June.” We can gather from this passage that: 1. The Red Cross was once inside the place. 2. The place has been renovated (the speaker saw paperhangers there in June).

We will go through each of the options given: A. It is Ingred’s family home which had been occupied by wartime personnel. - This option fits well with the information we gathered in Step 1 about the Red Cross and renovations. B. It is the town where Ingred lives, which has a Red Cross military hospital. - This option doesn't fit the given information, as the passage suggests the Red Cross has cleared out, not that it is still present in a military hospital. C. It is a popular ballroom that has been undergoing renovations in preparation for a dance. - While this option matches the renovation aspect mentioned in the passage, it doesn't account for the Red Cross being there before. D. It is one of the new buildings at Ingred’s school, where she dreads returning. - Similar to option C, this option only accounts for the renovations but not the Red Cross presence.

Based on the analysis in Step 2, we can see that option A (It is Ingred’s family home which had been occupied by wartime personnel) best fits the information given in the passage. Therefore, we can conclude that the significance to Ingred of the “place” mentioned in the passage is: A. It is Ingred’s family home which had been occupied by wartime personnel.