Question

read the excerpt from \daughter of invention\.

meanwhile, yoyo was on her knees, weeping wildly, collecting all the little pieces of her speech, hoping that she could put it back together before the assembly tomorrow morning. but not even a sibyl could have made sense of those tiny scraps of paper. all hope was lost. \he broke it, he broke it,\ yoyo moaned as she picked up a handful of pieces.

what conflict does yoyo face in this excerpt?

• yoyo is frustrated by her inability to write a good speech for the assembly at her school
• yoyo is worried about insulting her teachers and peers with the speech she has written.
• yoyo is saddened by her fathers disapproval of the message in her speech for the assembly.
• yoyo is reminded of the terrors her father faced under the dictatorship of the dominican republic.

Explanation:

Analyze the excerpt

The text describes Yoyo on her knees, "weeping wildly" and trying to collect "all the little pieces of her speech." She moans, "He broke it, he broke it," referring to her father tearing up her speech because he disapproved of its message. This demonstrates a deep emotional reaction to her father's actions.

Identify the conflict

Using Character Analysis and Literary Analysis, we examine Yoyo's internal and external struggles. The physical destruction of her speech by her father ("He broke it") and her subsequent despair ("All hope was lost") directly highlight the conflict: Yoyo is devastated and saddened by her father's harsh disapproval and destruction of her assembly speech.

Evaluate the options

• Option 1: Incorrect. She has already written the speech; the issue is that it has been destroyed.
• Option 2: Incorrect. The excerpt does not mention her worrying about insulting others.
• Option 3: Correct. Her weeping and moaning over the torn pieces show she is deeply saddened by her father's disapproval and destruction of her work.
• Option 4: Incorrect. While her father's past is a theme in the story, this specific excerpt focuses on the immediate grief over her ruined speech.

Answer:

• Yoyo is frustrated by her inability to write a good speech for the assembly at her school.
• Yoyo is worried about insulting her teachers and peers with the speech she has written.
• Yoyo is saddened by her father's disapproval of the message in her speech for the assembly. (Correct answer)
• Yoyo is reminded of the terrors her father faced under the dictatorship of the Dominican Republic.