Question

1. which selection from the excerpt best supports the correct answer to question 23?

a. \when mamá was still alive, enrique, in embroidered chinese pajamas and pretending to water a slowly growing sunflower, sometimes joined his parents on stage. for a year after she died, enrique barely spoke. he stayed in his tía adelas bedroom, where the fierce light shone through the curtains and the bedspread was embroidered with hummingbirds.\

b. \his aunt put a little bell by his bed so that enrique could summon her whenever he wanted. she brought him horchata and miniature cakes with pineapple jam.\

c. \of course, this was long before enriques mother died, long before the cuban revolution soured, long before they left their house in cárdenas with its marble floors and its ceiling - to - floor shutters and the speckled goose named pato who guarded their yard.\

d. \hed performed regularly in the dominican republic and panama and as far south as coastal colombia.\

1. which of the following selections most closely describes enriques reaction to his mothers death?

a. he does not understand it because of his age.

b. he fakes illnesses for attention.

c. he becomes an unruly child.

d. he is inconsolable.

Explanation:

Question 24

To solve this, we need to assume the answer to Question 23 (likely related to Enrique's reaction to his mother's death or his family situation). Option A describes Enrique's behavior after his mother died: he barely spoke and stayed in his aunt's room, which would support a claim about his emotional state post - mother's death. Option B is about his aunt's care, C is about events before his mother's death, and D is about performances. So A is the best support.

• Option A: The text doesn't suggest his age leads to misunderstanding; it shows a sad reaction.
• Option B: There's no mention of faking illness.
• Option C: He's not unruly; he's withdrawn.
• Option D: "Inconsolable" means extremely sad and unable to be comforted. The text says he barely spoke and stayed in a room for a year after his mother died, showing deep sadness. So D is correct.

Answer:

A. "When Mamá was still alive, Enrique, in embroidered Chinese pajamas and pretending to water a slowly growing sunflower, sometimes joined his parents on stage. For a year after she died, Enrique barely spoke. He stayed in his Tía Adela's bedroom, where the fierce light shone through the curtains and the bedspread was embroidered with hummingbirds."

Question 25