Question

read the excerpt from \clara bartons childhood.\
meanwhile, her family whispered to each other.
\its not good for her to be locked away in that room so much,\ her mother would say.
\ive tried to encourage her to leave, to ride the horses or visit the animals in the barn,\ her father explained, \but she refuses to leave davids side.\
clara is best characterized in this excerpt when the author uses the
○ actions of her parents to show that clara is determined.
○ thoughts of her parents to show that she is angry with her family.
○ words of her parents to show that they think clara is foolish..
○ words of her parents to show that clara is stubborn.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Option 1: Parents' actions don't directly show Clara's determination here; their words about her refusal are key. Eliminate.
• Option 2: The excerpt has parents' words, not thoughts, and there's no indication Clara is angry with family. Eliminate.
• Option 3: Parents' words show concern, not that they think she's foolish. Eliminate.
• Option 4: Parents' words ("she refuses to leave David's side" after being encouraged to do other things) show Clara is stubborn (unwilling to change her behavior of staying with David).

Answer:

D. words of her parents to show that Clara is stubborn.