Question

read the excerpt from my story.
she took me up a flight of stairs (the cells were on the second level), through a door covered with iron mesh, and along a dimly lighted corridor. she placed me in an empty dark cell and slammed the door closed. she walked a few steps away, but then she turned around and came back. she said, \there are two girls around the other side, and if you want to go over there with them instead of being in a cell by yourself, i will take you over there.\ i told her that it didnt matter, but she said, \lets go around there, and then you wont have to be in a cell alone.\ it was her way of being nice. it didnt make me feel any better.
how does rosa parks help the reader understand her emotions in this excerpt?
○ by describing in detail the order of what happened to her
○ by comparing her feelings to those of other prisoners she met
○ by sharing the exact dimensions of the prison cell she was put in
○ by explaining how her feelings were expressed as pain in her body

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, analyze each option:

• Option 1: Describing the order of events (the sequence of being taken to the cell, the offer to move, etc.) helps show her emotional state (e.g., the situation’s impact, her feelings about being alone). This matches how she conveys emotions through the narrative of what happened.
• Option 2: There’s no comparison to other prisoners’ feelings.
• Option 3: No exact dimensions of the cell are shared.
• Option 4: The excerpt doesn’t mention pain in her body to express feelings.

Answer:

A. by describing in detail the order of what happened to her