Read the following passage:People always tell me how much I look like my mother, and I take that as a compliment. But in our new home, I was realizing that her hair was so . . . different. It didn't look as beautiful to me anymore, and I didn't want the kids at school to think I was strange. I tried to wake up early and do my hair and then rush out of the house before she would notice the change. However, one day I looked in the mirror and realized how ridiculous I looked trying to be something that I was not. I began to embrace the way I naturally looked and started to wear my hair like my mother's.Which statement describes the aesthetic impact the author most likely intends the resolution to have on the reader?A.The author wants readers to question whether the mother ever noticed the change.B.The author wants readers to feel disappointed that the narrator gave up on her dreams.C.The author wants readers to feel like they've been tricked by the narrator.D.The author wants readers to gain a sense of appreciation for traditional cultures and identity.

Read the following passage:People always tell me how much I look like my mother, and I take that as a compliment. But in our new home, I was realizing that her hair was so . . . different. It didn't look as beautiful to me anymore, and I didn't want the kids at school to think I was strange. I tried to wake up early and do my hair and then rush out of the house before she would notice the change.What is one plot development that would make the cultural conflict worse in this story?A.The narrator tries to help her mother update her hairstyle to fit in the new culture.B.The narrator attends a sleepover at which the girls give one another funny hairdos.C.The narrator's father announces that the family is moving back to their home country.D.The narrator's mother comes to school, and some of the kids mock her hairstyle.

I knew how to act and the right things to say, but I felt like a phony. I really cared about Lilly and I wanted her parents to like me, but this world was so different from mine. I wasn't comfortable in these clothes or around their friends. I felt like they could see right through me — like they knew where I came from and who my parents were. I decided to reveal my insecurities to Lilly, and she quickly put my mind at ease. She explained how much her family admired me and wanted to me to be a part of them.Which statement describes the aesthetic impact the author most likely intends the resolution to have on the reader?A.The author wants readers to consider the purpose of family conflicts.B.The author wants readers to feel disappointment and sadness.C.The author wants readers to gain a sense of relief and satisfaction.D.The author wants readers to question the reliability of the narrator.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

In the following passage, the narrator reflects on his mother's character. Select the best evidence to support the statement "Photographs of the narrator's mother don't reflect her personality as he knew it." There may be more than one correct choice.She liked to make me laugh by calling herself an Okie even though she was as glossy and nervy and stylish as a racehorse. That exotic character unfortunately comes out a little too stark and unforgiving in photographs—her freckles covered with makeup, her hair pulled back in a ponytail at the nape of her neck like some nobleman in The Tale of Genji—and what doesn't come across at all is her warmth, her merry, unpredictable quality, which is what I loved about her most. It's clear, from the stillness she emanates in pictures, how much she mistrusted the camera; she gives off a watchful, tigerish air of steeling herself against attack.

The following text is adapted from The Story of My Life, a 1902 memoir by Helen Keller, who was blind and deaf.It is with a kind of fear that I begin to write the history of my life. I have, as it were, a superstitious hesitation in lifting the veil that clings about my childhood like a golden mist. The task of writing an autobiography is a difficult one. When I try to classify my earliest impressions, I find that fact and fancy look alike across the years that link the past with the present. The woman paints the child's experiences in her own fantasy. A few impressions stand out vividly from the first years of my life; but "the shadows of the prison-house are on the rest." Besides, many of the joys and sorrows of childhood have lost their poignancy; and many incidents of vital importance in my early education have been forgotten in the excitement of great discoveries.Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?It portrays the relationship Keller had with the natural environment throughout her childhood.eliminateIt demonstrates the way in which Keller’s superstitions created a childhood full of fantasy.eliminateIt explains Keller’s reluctance to document her life using a simile grounded in nature.eliminateIt uses figurative language to show that Keller can't fully recollect her childhood.

Select the correct answer.Read the excerpt from the story.(7) Suddenly she whirled from the window and stood before the glass. Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its colour within twenty seconds. Rapidly she pulled down her hair and let it fall to its full length.How is the representation of a woman considering her reflection different in the painting than in the story? A. The painting emphasizes the woman's movements, while the passage focuses on the woman's thoughts. B. The painting shows a woman appreciating her hair, while the passage emphasizes a woman unaware of her beauty. C. The painting shows a woman regarding her reflection without worry, while the passage depicts a woman regarding her reflection as a solution to a problem. D. The painting emphasizes an emotional struggle within the woman, while the passage characterizes the woman as confident.