Question

use this dictionary entry to help answer the question.
spec- (root): watch, see, observe; from latin
what does the word perspective mean in paragraph 4 of the passage?
confidence
remembering
viewpoint
understanding
reading passage
a perspective on paradise
by jemma disch
1 the smell of moms homemade pizza wafted throughout the room. i inhaled slowly and smiled as i anticipated the fun night ahead. it had been nearly four months since id seen my siblings, but time seemed to disappear whenever we got together.
2 soon after i arrived, just like clockwork, ella appeared followed by risa, who was always chronically late.
3 mom placed the first pizza on the center of the table and quickly stepped back to avoid our attack, we were like a pack of hungry wolves devouring moms pizza. thats when ella, her mouth still full of cheese and pizza sauce, surprised us all when she recommended we go on a family vacation together - to pine lake falls.
4 risa, who was typically quiet, piped up to remind ella that pine lake falls had

Explanation:

The root "spec -" means "watch, see, observe". "Perspective" has the prefix "per -" (through) and the root "spec -". So it means a way of seeing or a viewpoint. Among the options, "viewpoint" fits best.

Answer:

C. viewpoint