Question

1. how does laura feel about her classmates treatment of rachel during rachels speech? (paragraphs 47-54)

a. laura doesnt understand her classmates cruelty toward rachel.

b. laura thinks that her classmates are only teasing and mean no real harm.

c. laura wants to defend rachel against the people who are making fun of her.

d. laura thinks that it is rachels fault for being disorganized during her speech.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option based on typical literary analysis of character feelings. Option A: If Laura doesn't understand the cruelty, it implies confusion about why classmates are mean. Option B: Thinking it's just teasing (no real harm) would show a more lenient view, but usually in such contexts, witnessing cruelty makes one not see it as harmless. Option C: Wanting to defend would show active opposition, but the question is about her feelings towards the treatment, not her actions. Option D: Blaming Rachel is unlikely as the focus is on classmates' treatment. From common literary themes (like empathy in stories), Laura’s feeling of not understanding the cruelty (A) is more probable as she witnesses the mistreatment and is confused by the meanness.

Answer:

A. Laura doesn't understand her classmates' cruelty toward Rachel.