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o, youre not.\ 12 \i am, i am, i am!\ phoebe shouted at her mother. \you dont have to bake things for me. im too fat. and you dont have to wait here for me to come home. im thirteen now.\ phoebe marched upstairs. 13 mrs. winterbottom offered me a brownie, so i sat down at the table. what i started doing was remembering the day before my mother left. i did not know it was to be her last day home. several times that day, my mother asked me if i wanted to walk up in the fields with her. it was drizzling outside, and i was cleaning out my desk, and i just did not feel like going. \maybe later,\ i kept saying. when she asked me for about the tenth time, i said,
o! i dont want to go. why do you keep asking me?\ i dont know why i did that. i didnt mean anything by it, but that was one of the last memories she had of me. directions: answer the questions based on the story excerpt from, \walk two moons.\ 1. which sentence indicates that this is a coming - of - age story? a. mrs. winterbottom offered me a brownie, so i sat down at the table b. and you dont have to wait here for me to come home. 2. why are there conflicting perspectives between phoebe and her mother? a. phoebe is thirteen and feels her mother treats her like a baby. b. mrs. winterbottom is upset because phoebe went to her room. 3. in what way is the incident between phoebe and her mother similar to the conflicting perspectives between the narrator and her mother? a. the narrator cant understand why her mother keeps asking her to go on a walk. b. both phoebe and the narrator want to be freed from what they feel is a controlling parent.

Explanation:

1. In coming - of - age stories, characters often assert their independence. The sentence "And you don't have to wait here for me to come home." shows Phoebe's desire for independence, which is a common theme in such stories.
2. Phoebe's statement "I'm thirteen now." implies she feels her mother should treat her more maturely, indicating a conflict due to her mother's over - protectiveness.
3. Both Phoebe and the narrator show signs of wanting more freedom from what they perceive as controlling behavior from their parents, as seen in Phoebe's outburst and the narrator's refusal to go on walks with her mother.

Answer:

1. b. And you don't have to wait here for me to come home.
2. a. Phoebe is thirteen and feels her mother treats her like a baby.
3. b. Both Phoebe and the narrator want to be freed from what they feel is a controlling parent.