Question

read the excerpt from a contemporary story lara was one of the brightest computer programmers her professor had ever seen. she shared her gifts by tutoring other students, many of whom were much older. it was a common sight to see her staying late in the library, huddled over her trusted, beat - up laptop, helping someone. so when she retreated with her laptop to her room and refused to leave, it created a wave of discontent at the school. which sentence from the passage best supports the conclusion that the author was influenced by amaterasu? lara was one of the brightest computer programmers her professor had ever seen. she shared her gifts by tutoring other students, many of whom were much older. it was a common sight to see her staying late in the library, huddled over her trusted, beat - up laptop, helping someone. so when she retreated with her laptop to her room and refused to leave, it created a wave of discontent at the school.

Explanation:

To determine the sentence supporting the author's being affected by Amaterasu, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: "Lara was one of the brightest computer programmers her professor had ever seen." This focuses on Lara's intelligence, not the author's influence by Amaterasu.
• Option 2: "She shared her gifts by tutoring other students, many of whom were much older." This is about Lara's tutoring, not related to Amaterasu.
• Option 3: "It was a common sight to see her staying late in the library, huddled over her trusted, beat - up laptop, helping someone." This describes Lara's library habits, not about Amaterasu.
• Option 4: "So when she retreated with her laptop to her room and refused to leave, it created a wave of discontent at the school." This shows a situation that could be seen as a reaction, but not directly about the author's influence by Amaterasu. Wait, maybe I misread. Wait, the question is which sentence best supports the conclusion that the author was influenced by Amaterasu? Wait, maybe there's a mis - alignment. Wait, maybe the options are about Lara and the influence related to Amaterasu (maybe a mythological reference where Amaterasu is a deity associated with light or something, and Lara's actions or the situation relates). Wait, re - evaluating: If Amaterasu is about a figure who maybe withdrew (like Amaterasu hiding in a cave), then the sentence "So when she retreated with her laptop to her room and refused to leave, it created a wave of discontent at the school." shows Lara retreating, similar to Amaterasu's retreat, so this sentence would support the conclusion that the author was influenced by Amaterasu's story (where Amaterasu's retreat caused problems, like the wave of discontent here). So the correct option is the last one: "So when she retreated with her laptop to her room and refused to leave, it created a wave of discontent at the school."

Answer:

So when she retreated with her laptop to her room and refused to leave, it created a wave of discontent at the school.