Question

so now on nights when my mother presented her tests, i performed listlessly, my head propped on one arm. i pretended to be bored. and i was. i got so bored that i started counting the bellows of the foghorns out on the bay while my mother drilled me in other areas. the sound was comforting and reminded me of the cow jumping over the moon. and the next day, i played a game with myself, seeing if my mother would give up on me before eight bellows. after a while i usually counted only one, maybe two bellows at most. at last she was beginning to give up hope.
-“two kinds,”
amy tan
which inferences about the daughter does this passage best support? check all that apply.
□ her primary motive is to count bellows.
□ she wants her mother to feel differently about her.
□ she feels a strong need for independence.
□ she is motivated by the fun of playing a game.
□ she wants to influence her mother’s behavior.

Explanation:

• "Her primary motive is to count bellows" is incorrect as counting bellows is a bored activity, not a motive.
• "She wants her mother to feel differently about her" is supported: Her actions (acting bored, playing the game to make mother give up) suggest she wants her mother’s perception of her to change.
• "She feels a strong need for independence" is supported: By resisting her mother’s drilling and trying to make her give up, she shows a desire for independence from her mother’s expectations.
• "She is motivated by the fun of playing a game" is incorrect; the game is a way to resist, not for fun.
• "She wants to influence her mother’s behavior" is supported: Her actions (acting bored, the game) are aimed at making her mother give up on drilling her, influencing her mother’s actions.

Answer:

• She wants her mother to feel differently about her.
• She feels a strong need for independence.
• She wants to influence her mother’s behavior.