Question

read the passage from two kinds.
three days after watching the ed sullivan show, my mother told me what my schedule would be for piano lessons and piano practice. she had talked to mr. chong, who lived on the first floor of our apartment building. mr. chong was a retired piano teacher and my mother had traded housecleaning services for weekly lessons and a piano for me to practice on every day, two hours a day, from four until six.
when my mother told me this, i felt as though i had been sent to hell. i whined and then kicked my foot a little when i couldnt stand it anymore.
why dont you like me the way i am? im not a genius! i cant play the piano. i may not be a prodigy, but i wouldnt go on tv if you paid me a million dollars! i cried.
my mother slapped me. who ask you be a genius? she shouted. only ask you be your best. for you sake. you
which statement best explains the conflict revealed in the passage?
the conflict is internal within the narrator, who has to choose between playing music and going on television.
the conflict is internal within the narrators mother, who cannot decide whether her daughter is talented or not.
the conflict is external and takes place between the narrator and her mother over whether the narrator will learn to play piano.
the conflict is external and takes place between the narrators mother and mr. chong over the payment for the narrators piano lessons.

Explanation:

The passage shows the narrator's mother wants her to learn piano, but the narrator resists. This is a conflict between two people (narrator and mother). The first option is about internal conflict of narrator (not relevant as per passage). The second option is about mother's internal conflict (not in passage). The fourth option is about mother and Mr. Chong (not in passage). The third option correctly identifies the external conflict between narrator and mother over piano - learning.

Answer:

The conflict is external and takes place between the narrator and her mother over whether the narrator will learn to play piano.