Question

“olivia, where are your cheese balls?”

“in the compost pile, burnt and looking like monstrous black olives,” she says, wrinkling her nose.

“my entry isn’t much better,” i admit. “where should i throw this out?”

“here,” olivia offers, taking the aluminum pan from me, “though i’m sure it’s not as bad as you think.”

how does mia feel when she prepares her family recipe?

• she feels brave and decides to change the casserole’s usual ingredients.
• she feels homesick and wishes her grandmother were there to cook with her.
• she feels disappointed because she is missing key ingredients.
• she feels encouraged that her casserole looks just like her grandmother’s.

Explanation:

• Option 1: The text has no mention of Mia changing ingredients or feeling brave, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: There is no reference to homesickness or wishing her grandmother was present, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: Mia's admission that her entry "isn't much better" and the context of throwing something out (implying the recipe didn't turn out well, possibly due to missing key ingredients) aligns with feeling disappointed.
• Option 4: The text doesn't suggest her casserole looks like her grandmother's; in fact, the tone is negative about the result, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. She feels disappointed because she is missing key ingredients.