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from margarita
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she was born margarita ancira, twenty years earlier, in los encinos, texas, population 3,000, a place as dry and dusty as only a small town in south texas can be. hot for at least nine months out of the year, bitterly cold for perhaps two weeks in the winter, and always gray. gray blowing dust, gray thorny brush that belied the towns name, since not a solitary oak was to be found. except for the sky; the sky was always blue. the horizon in los encinos was infinite, and that limitless expanse of blue crushed margo with a sense of desolation. margo would pray for rain, as did her father, but for different reasons. rain, mist, fog, would have blurred the horizon, broken the monotony, but the rain, like change, seldom came.
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at the moment margo also hated the time and place she was in, although she was not in los encinos. she was in the library of the university of texas at 7:30 on a june evening, too late to find a place at a study table. she circled around the room in a miserable mood, hating herself for arriving late, hating herself for being at the university of texas at all. she felt so adventuresome, enrolling for the summer session at the big university instead of spending the summer with her family at los encinos. they were hurt that she had not chosen to be with them for the summer after having spent the spring in europe, studying in madrid and traveling through spain and france with a dozen other girls from sacred heart college in san antonio, where she would be a senior in the fall.
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margo had the notion when she enrolled for the summer session that she would perhaps transfer to the university in the fall for good. she felt she was ready for a big coed school, where the students came from all parts of the state, even from all parts of the country, and even from abroad. she had become impatient with sacred heart, a school so much like home, where her friendships were confined to nice, catholic girls, mainly from south texas and northern mexico her dates circumscribed by the limits of her
what is the main way the author develops the character of margo?

1. through her interactions with other characters
2. through her internal commentary on her decisions
3. through the opinions other characters have about her
4. through descriptions of her reactions to her surroundings

Explanation:

To determine how the author develops Margo's character, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage doesn't focus on her interactions with other characters to develop her; it's more about her reactions to surroundings and internal thoughts.
• Option 2: There's no internal commentary (like her thinking about her decisions' logic) shown—instead, it's her feelings about surroundings and situations.
• Option 3: The passage doesn't present opinions other characters have about Margo.
• Option 4: The text describes Margo's reactions to her surroundings (e.g., the gray town, the blue sky's desolation, her hatred of the university library situation, her feelings about her summer choice). This matches how her character is developed.

Answer:

1. through descriptions of her reactions to her surroundings