Question 5 • ELPGEQ3 M/J Language Arts 3 - 1001070 HCPS v24
Read the passages from “A Smart Cookie” by Sandra Cisneros and from “An Hour with Abuelo” by Judith Ortiz Cofer.You want to know why I quit school? Because I didn’t have any nice clothes. No clothes, but I had brains. Yup, she said disgusted, stirring again. I was a smart cookie then.Abuelo then puts the notebook down on his lap and closes his eyes. “Así es la vida [that’s the way life is] is the title of my book,” he says in a whisper, almost to himself.
Answer
A
They are happy as they talk about their choices.
B
They are regretful as they talk about their choices.
C
They are unconcerned as they talk about their choices.
D
They are indifferent as they talk about their choices.
Explanation
Both passages suggest regret about choices or circumstances. The speaker in “A Smart Cookie” says she quit school because she lacked nice clothes, and “disgusted” shows bitterness about that decision. Abuelo closes his eyes and whispers “Así es la vida,” which sounds reflective and resigned rather than happy or unconcerned. So they are regretful as they talk about their choices.
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