Read the passage from "Two Kinds.” And then I saw what seemed to be the prodigy side of me—because I had never seen that face before. I looked at my reflection, blinking so I could see more clearly. The girl staring back at me was angry, powerful. This girl and I were the same. I had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won'ts. I won't let her change me, I promised myself. I won't be what I'm not. What kind of motivation do the narrator’s thoughts show?
Answer
A
Intrinsic motivation: The narrator refuses to change her true nature to please someone else.
B
Extrinsic motivation: The narrator wants to become a prodigy to please her mother.
C
Intrinsic motivation: The narrator refuses to be angry like the girl in the mirror.
D
Extrinsic motivation: The narrator wants to adapt her behavior to please the girl in the mirror.
Explanation
The narrator realizes that the girl in the mirror is part of herself and decides, “I won’t be what I’m not.” This shows intrinsic motivation because she is choosing to stay true to her own nature, rather than changing to earn someone else’s approval. The choice about becoming a prodigy to please her mother describes external pressure, not the thoughts in this passage.
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