Question

read the excerpt from lizzie bright and the buckminster boy.

mr. stonecrop draped his arm around turners shoulders and drew him in, into his strength and power and presence. turner felt as if he were moving in close to a mountain. but when he looked up into mr. stonecrops face, he shuddered. mr. stonecrop was laughing, and his mouth was pulled into a grin, but his eyes were as dead as marbles, almost as if there were nothing behind them. he was like someone out of a ghost story, and turner tried to draw away.

in this excerpt, mr. stonecrop is compared to a mountain. how does this description relate to mr. stonecrops role in the main conflict of the story?

mr. stonecrop, like a mountain, is a fair and wise man whom others look up to for leadership about malaga island.
mr. stonecrop, like a mountain, is intimidating and strongly holds his position against the people of malaga island.
mr. stonecrop, like a mountain, changes with the seasons, and he changes his mind about the people of malaga island.
mr. stonecrop, like a mountain, is an elderly man who lets others decide what is best in reference to malaga island.

Explanation:

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Analyze the mountain metaphor

The excerpt describes Mr. Stonecrop's "strength and power and presence" as being like "moving in close to a mountain." This comparison emphasizes his imposing, unyielding, and intimidating nature.

Connect to the character's role in the conflict

A mountain is immovable and dominant. In the context of the story's conflict regarding Malaga Island, this unyielding "mountain" description reflects how Mr. Stonecrop is an intimidating figure who stubbornly and strongly holds his position against the people of Malaga Island.

Evaluate the options

• Option 1 suggests he is "fair and wise," which contradicts the description of his eyes being "dead as marbles" and him seeming like someone out of a "ghost story."
• Option 2 correctly identifies that he is "intimidating" and "strongly holds his position," matching the immovable nature of a mountain and his chilling description.
• Option 3 suggests he "changes with the seasons," which contradicts the unyielding nature of a mountain.
• Option 4 suggests he "lets others decide," which contradicts his described "strength and power."

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<mcq-correct>Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is intimidating and strongly holds his position against the people of Malaga Island.</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, changes with the seasons, and he changes his mind about the people of Malaga Island.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is an elderly man who lets others decide what is best in reference to Malaga Island.</mcq-option>
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Analyze the mountain metaphor

The excerpt describes Mr. Stonecrop's "strength and power and presence" as being like "moving in close to a mountain." This comparison emphasizes his imposing, unyielding, and intimidating nature.

Connect to the character's role in the conflict

A mountain is immovable and dominant. In the context of the story's conflict regarding Malaga Island, this unyielding "mountain" description reflects how Mr. Stonecrop is an intimidating figure who stubbornly and strongly holds his position against the people of Malaga Island.

Evaluate the options

• Option 1 suggests he is "fair and wise," which contradicts the description of his eyes being "dead as marbles" and him seeming like someone out of a "ghost story."
• Option 2 correctly identifies that he is "intimidating" and "strongly holds his position," matching the immovable nature of a mountain and his chilling description.
• Option 3 suggests he "changes with the seasons," which contradicts the unyielding nature of a mountain.
• Option 4 suggests he "lets others decide," which contradicts his described "strength and power."

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<mcq-correct>Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is intimidating and strongly holds his position against the people of Malaga Island.</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, changes with the seasons, and he changes his mind about the people of Malaga Island.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is an elderly man who lets others decide what is best in reference to Malaga Island.</mcq-option>
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