Question

part b which quotation from the text best supports the answer to part a?
a. bent far over, the mother sewed fine undergarments for a fashion shop. the sister, who had taken on a job as a salesgirl, in the evening studied stenography and french, so as perhaps later to obtain a better position.
b. ... the main thing holding the family back from a change in living quarters was far more their complete hopelessness and the idea that they had been struck by a misfortune like no one else in their entire circle of relatives and acquaintances.
c. in any case, no one paid gregor any attention. the family was all caught up in the violin playing.
d. \we must try to get rid of it,\ the sister now said decisively to the father, for the mother, in her coughing fit, wasnt listening to anything. \it is killing you both. i see it coming. when people work as hard as we all do, they cannot also tolerate this endless torment at home. i just cant go on any more.\

1. the following question has two parts. answer part a first, and then part b.

part a according to the information in
evenge of the geeks,\ how can being part of a popular group in high school later lead students to hold prejudiced beliefs? (this answer can be found in paragraphs 9 - 13 (316).)
a. students belonging to a popular group often talk badly about others and can be hostile, which lowers their ability to empathize.
b. students belonging to a popular group often behave inappropriately, which indicates that they have bad judgment.
c. students belonging to a popular group learn to reject others who are not like them.
d. students belonging to a popular group tend to lack creativity.
part b which quotation from
evenge of the geeks\ best supports the answer to part a?
a. research shows that popular students are more likely than outsiders to conform, which can also mean theyre less likely to innovate.
b. popular students are more likely to be both targets and instigators of aggression—whether physical or relational, which includes rumors, gossip and backstabbing.
c. popular students are more likely to drink and engage in other risky behaviors.
d. psychologists point out that high - status cliques teach the exclusionary

Explanation:

Part A

To solve Part A, we analyze each option:

• Option a: Talks about talking badly and hostility lowering empathy, not directly about prejudiced beliefs from being in a popular group.
• Option b: Mentions inappropriate behavior and bad judgment, not related to prejudiced beliefs.
• Option c: States that popular group students learn to reject those not like them, which can lead to prejudiced beliefs (prejudice against those different).
• Option d: Discusses lack of creativity, not related to prejudiced beliefs.

So the correct answer for Part A is c. Students belonging to a popular group learn to reject others who are not like them.

We need to find the quotation that supports the answer to Part A (popular group students learn to reject others not like them).

• Option a: Talks about conforming and innovating, not related to rejection or prejudice.
• Option b: Discusses aggression, rumors, etc., not rejection of others not like them.
• Option c: Mentions popular students engaging in risky behaviors, not related to rejection.
• Option d: Says high - status cliques (popular groups) teach exclusionary behaviors. Exclusionary behaviors are related to rejecting those not like them, which supports the idea that being in a popular group leads to prejudiced beliefs (rejecting others not like them).

Answer:

c. Students belonging to a popular group learn to reject others who are not like them.

Part B