Question

question 7 of 10
which excerpt from amy tan’s \fish cheeks\ is most clearly an example of conflict?

a. it wasn’t until many years later — long after i had gotten over my crush on robert — that i was able to fully appreciate her lesson and the true purpose behind our particular menu.

b. and then they arrived — the minister’s family and all my relatives in a clamor of doorbells and rumpled christmas packages. robert grunted hello, and i pretended he was not worthy of existence.

c. the kitchen was littered with appalling mounds of raw food: a slimy rock cod with bulging eyes that pleaded not to be thrown into a pan of hot oil. tofu, which looked like stacked wedges of rubbery white sponges.

d. robert and his family waited patiently for platters to be passed to them. my relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish.

Explanation:

Conflict in literature often involves a struggle, like internal (character vs. self) or social. In option B, the narrator pretends Robert is unworthy (internal conflict: her feelings for Robert vs. her actions) and the arrival of guests (social context with potential tension). Other options: A is reflection, C is description, D is a calm scene. So B shows conflict.

Answer:

B. And then they arrived — the minister’s family and all my relatives in a clamor of doorbells and rumpled Christmas packages. Robert grunted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence.