Question

what the flores family gave us by shelley holt campbell 1 my mom didnt seem to notice how happy mr. flores was to be helping us with a broken water pipe that had flooded part of our house, because the first thing she said was, \oh, you dont need to be doing all that work!\ mr. flores laughed. \claro! of course, i dont. but more importantly, you cannot sleep in this house tonight. come and speak to my wife. she will help you figure out what to do.\ my mom doesnt usually let people tell her what to do, but she sighed deeply as she took in the sight of our soggy home in the fading light, reached for my hand, and followed our neighbor to his house. 3 the flores family lived across the street and two houses down. their home was the same size as ours but housed three generations—six people instead of two. there was the grandmother they called abuela, along with mr. and mrs. flores and their children, two boys and a younger sister named rosica. rosica was my age. i knew her name and face, but since she was new to our school and quiet, and the two of us had never spoken. it was she who answered the door. \come in,\ she said quietly, and who is changing the sheets on the bed for you, and there is some of abuelas lemon cheesecake on the table.\ 4 \please dont trouble yourself,\ my mom began, flustered. \i think i should call a hotel and see about a room. im not hungry, but its getting late, and im not sunnose i need to call the insurance company. read paragraph 5. why does mrs. flores believe giving is important? a. she believes that it is important to help others in need. b. she wants the neighbors to feel bad about accepting her help. c. she believes that she is more fortunate than her neighbors. d. she wants the neighbors to know that she feels sorry for them.

Explanation:

To determine why Mrs. Flores believes giving is important, we analyze the options. Option A states she believes it's important to help others in need. From the text, Mrs. Flores helps Mr. Flores after his house flooded (e.g., "My mom didn't seem to notice how happy Mr. Flores was to be helping us... but more importantly, you cannot sleep in this house tonight. Come and speak to my wife. She will help you figure out what to do") and her general attitude shows a belief in helping those in need. Option B is incorrect as there's no indication she wants neighbors to feel bad about accepting help. Option C is incorrect as the text doesn't show she thinks she's more fortunate than neighbors (instead, she helps them). Option D is incorrect as she isn't focused on making neighbors know she feels sorry; she's focused on helping.

Answer:

A. She believes that it is important to help others in need.