Question

sierra, towering at an athletic 6 feet 2 inches, politely smiled and listened to the mans talking. he kept talking about her height. then he asked, \d
she smiled and told him \volleyball,\ with a smile in her voice.

ot basketball?\ he whined.

ope.\ in her head, sierra could hear the teasing and bullying floating across the years. everyone assumed she liked basketball when she was yo
of her.
\every thought about it?\

ot really, its not my thing.\
\could i talk you into it? you would be great-you should really think about it. volleyball is an okay sport, but really--\
sierra tried to politely tell him no thank you. she knew he meant well and was flattered, he was the basketball coach. yet, he would ask her every tin
her mind. eventually, she purposefully avoided him.
mark all correct answers
□ a. sierra is biased towards volleyball and does not like basketball due to the bullying she experienced when younger.
□ b. the man is biased towards volleyball because he loves the game.
□ c. the man is biased towards basketball and is determined to push sierra into playing, even if she does not want to play.

Explanation:

• Option a: Sierra says volleyball is her thing and basketball is not. The bullying was about people assuming she liked basketball, not that the bullying made her dislike basketball. So this option is incorrect.
• Option b: The man is a basketball coach. He tries to push Sierra into basketball. He says “Volleyball is an okay sport, but really - ”. So he is biased towards basketball, not volleyball. This option is incorrect.
• Option c: The man is a basketball coach. He keeps asking Sierra to play basketball even though she says no. He says “You would be great - you should really think about it. Volleyball is an okay sport, but really - ”. This shows his bias towards basketball and his determination to push Sierra into playing it. This option is correct.

Answer:

c. The man is biased towards basketball and is determined to push Sierra into playing, even if she does not want to play.