Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. what could be more domestic, more unremarkable, more british, than a nice cup of tea? you could of course put the question the other way round and ask what could be less british than a cup of tea, given that tea is made from plants grown in india or china and often sweetened by sugar from the caribbean. the author hooks the reader by asking a question that makes the reader think about the link between tea and britishness. interests the reader in food exports from the caribbean. causes the reader to the think about plants that are grown to make tea. makes the reader wonder about the most common drinks in india.

In "A History of the World in 100 Objects", by Neil MacGregor, the author hooks the reader by asking a question that makes the reader think about the link between tea and Britishness.

The title of the chapter is "Early Victorian Tea Set". In this chapter, MacGregor asks that what can be more British-like than a cup of tea. He continues to say that, a cup of tea is not British at all, because tea comes from India or China and it is sweetened with sugar from the Caribbean. In this way, he hooks the reader because we want to continue reading about the link between tea and Britishness.

A) makes the reader think about the link between tea and Britishness.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from "A History of the World in 100 Objects" we can see that the author hooks the audience (creates interest in the audience) with the question: "What could be more domestic, more unremarkable, more British, than a nice cup of tea?" this question makes the reader think about the link between tea and Britishness, so the correct answer is option A.

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