Question

the stars popped in the night sky like distant firecrackers, and beyond them the great streak of the milky way came down out of heaven and draped a swathe into the ocean beyond. turner could almost feel the globe sliding under his feet. lizzie felt it, too and she reached out and took his hand for a moment - as if for balance - and then dropped it.
-lizzie bright and the buckminster boy, gary d. schmidt

compare lizzies and turners feelings. what does a reader learn about lizzie and turner from their feelings?

lizzie and turner are both afraid of becoming too close.
lizzie and turner both feel a similar connection to their environment.
lizzie and turner see the world around them very differently.
lizzie and turner are very different from one another.

Explanation:

Analyze the passage for shared experiences

The text states: "Turner could almost feel the globe sliding under his feet. Lizzie felt it, too..." This indicates that both characters experience a profound, physical, and sensory connection to the vastness of their natural surroundings.

Evaluate the options based on textual evidence

• Option 1 ("afraid of becoming too close") is unsupported; Lizzie reaches for Turner's hand briefly for balance, but the core description focuses on their shared sensation of the earth.
• Option 2 ("similar connection to their environment") directly matches the text where both feel the globe sliding under their feet.
• Options 3 and 4 suggest differences, which contradicts the shared feeling ("Lizzie felt it, too") highlighted in the passage.

Answer:

• Lizzie and Turner are both afraid of becoming too close.
• Lizzie and Turner both feel a similar connection to their environment. (Correct answer)
• Lizzie and Turner see the world around them very differently.
• Lizzie and Turner are very different from one another.