Question

from vandal to artist
jeff castillo, 18, had serious discipline problems a few years ago.
he did not control his behavior in or out of school. thinking back,
he shakes his head. \i am not proud of that phase of my life,\ he
says. \my mom used to say my friends were a bad influence. i
think i was the bad influence. if i hadnt turned things around, who
knows what would have happened?\
jeff had been a \tagger.\ he spray - painted his personal signature
on every available wall or surface. sometimes taggers use shoe
polish instead of paint. other times they use their keys or other
sharp objects to carve their signatures into glass or wood. this
type of crime doesnt usually cause pain to another person.
however, it can cost people a lot of money to replace their ruined
items or repaint their walls. these vandals are not often caught.
its very hard to report them when there is little evidence to use
against them. usually the people who have had their businesses
and homes tagged are stuck paying the whole bill.
3a: what does the word identity mean as it is used in the
passage?
a a way of passing the time
b a persons favorite place to be
c a way of making art
d a persons sense of who he or she is
3b: click on the word in paragraph 3 that tells you what
jeffs new identity is.

Explanation:

• For 3A: The word "identity" refers to a person's sense of who he or she is. In the context of the passage, Jeff's identity was changing from a "tagger" (a vandal) to something else. Options A (a way of passing the time), B (a person's favorite place to be), and C (a way of making art) do not fit the general meaning of "identity" which is about self - perception.
• For 3B: In paragraph 3, the word that tells Jeff's new identity (after being a "tagger") is not explicitly shown in the provided text. But if we assume the general flow of the passage (from vandal to artist as the title suggests), the relevant word would be related to an artist - like role.

Answer:

3A: D. a person's sense of who he or she is
3B: (Assuming the full text) If the passage later mentions an art - related term (e.g., "artist" if it's in paragraph 3), that would be the answer. But with the given text, we can't precisely determine the word. If we follow the title "From Vandal to Artist", and assuming paragraph 3 has the relevant word, it could be "artist" (but this is an assumption based on the title as the text provided for paragraph 3 is cut off).