Question

the dreamer
dreams are beautiful. they go beyond your imagination and create a world so special that you start living in it. i was a dreamer once, so am i today. i still have the same dream that i once did as a young boy. the problem is that i grew but my dream did not. i always wanted to be an artist. i love colors, shades, and the smooth texture of canvas which gave life to what seemed to be a lifeless picture.
it all began in a boring math class. i started making ducks out of 5s and watermelons out of 0s before the math teacher caught me! the first time mr. potter warned me. but i could hardly sit through his classes. he caught me drawing once again in his class and that was it. my parents were called. those days, they believed that painters and artists were drop outs who could not find any job. this was not the end. they told my parents that i would fail miserably if i were to take up arts. my father was a reputed man and they thought they were better than me. my father was a...
select the correct answer.
which sentence best explains the author’s choice for structuring this passage?
a. the author uses foreshadowing to indicate that the narrator did not get along with his father.
b. the author uses foreshadowing to indicate that the narrator disliked school.
c. the author uses flashback to show why the narrator didn’t fit in at school.
d. the author uses flashback to show why the narrator did not pursue his dream of being an artist.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the passage and options:

1. First, distinguish flashback (recalling past events) and foreshadowing (hinting future). The passage recalls a past math class incident and parents' views on art careers, which is a flashback.
2. Then, check the purpose: The flashback shows why the narrator didn't pursue being an artist (parents' belief artists can't find jobs, father's rebuke).

• Option A: Foreshadowing is incorrect (it's a past recall, not future hint), and the reason (not getting along with father) is wrong.
• Option B: Foreshadowing is incorrect, and the reason (disliked school) is not the focus.
• Option C: The flashback is about not pursuing art, not fitting in at school (math class incident is part of showing external pressures, not just school fit).
• Option D: Flashback is used to show why the narrator didn't pursue the artist dream (parents' concerns, father's rebuke, and the math class incident contextually ties to the pressure against art).

Answer:

D. The author uses flashback to show why the narrator did not pursue his dream of being an artist.