Question

read the passage. 1 hanna woke up with a vague feeling of anticipation. she let herself wake up slowly, watching the sun make a soft puddle of light on the carpet in her bedroom. saturdays were always fun, even if she had nothing special planned. but there was something else... 2 she went downstairs to the kitchen. 3 \youre up early,\ her mother said with a mixture of surprise and approval. \im glad you remembered what today is. dad is really glad you are going to help out.\ 4 hanna sighed. she remembered now what the \something else\ was. she had promised her father she would help him clean the garage since he had helped her with her paper route all last week. it had rained every day, and he had taken her from house to house in the car, early in the morning before school. 5 she could hear him outside already, whistling to himself like he always did when he was happy. hanna groaned, ate a quick breakfast, and went outside. it was not the best way to spend a saturday, but she was reconciled to her fate. 6 \hey there,\ her father called out, barely containing his excitement. hanna had to smile, in spite of herself. this question has two parts. answer part a, and then answer part b. part a what does the phrase reconciled to mean in the passage? 1. accepting of 2. comforted by 3. indifferent about 4. uncertain toward part b which evidence from the passage best supports the correct answer from part a? 1. hanna has other interests, but she enjoys helping her father with chores. 2. hanna thinks the job ahead will be boring, but she does not have any other plans. 3. hanna is disappointed, but she is resigned to the fact that she has to keep her promise to her father. 4. hanna is used to helping with chores around the house, but she is surprised to be asked to help clean the garage.

Explanation:

In the context, Hanna is not excited about cleaning the garage but accepts it as she has to keep her promise to her father. "Reconciled to" means coming to terms with or accepting a situation. For Part B, the evidence that she is disappointed but resigned to keeping her promise best supports the meaning of "reconciled to" as accepting.

Answer:

Part A: 1. accepting of
Part B: 3. Hanna is disappointed, but she is resigned to the fact that she has to keep her promise to her father.