Question

so now on nights when my mother presented her tests, i performed listlessly, my head propped on one arm. i pretended to be bored. and i was. i got so bored that i started counting the bellows of the foghorns out on the bay while my mother drilled me in other areas. the sound was comforting and reminded me of the cow jumping over the moon. and the next day, i played a game with myself, seeing if my mother would give up on me before eight bellows. after a while i usually counted only one, maybe two bellows at most. at last she was beginning to give up hope.
—\two kinds,\
amy tan
which line from the passage best supports the inference that the daughter is motivated by a desire for independence?
○ \so now on nights when my mother presented her tests, i performed listlessly.\
○ \the sound was comforting and reminded me of the cow jumping over the moon.\
○ \after a while i usually counted only one, maybe two bellows at most.\
○ \i started counting the bellows of the foghorns out on the bay.\

Explanation:

To determine which line supports the daughter's desire for independence, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: "performed listlessly" shows disengagement but not independence.
• Option 2: The cow - moon reference is comforting, not about independence.
• Option 3: The daughter's counting decreasing (from aiming for mother to give up by 8 bellows to counting 1 - 2) shows her mother's influence lessening, indicating she wants to be free from her mother's drilling (a sign of seeking independence).
• Option 4: Counting foghorns is a distraction, not about independence.

Answer:

C. "After a while I usually counted only one, maybe two bellows at most."