Read the excerpt from The Land.I loved my daddy. I loved my brothers too. But in the end it was Mitchell Thomas and I who were most like brothers, with a bond that couldn't be broken. The two of us came into Mississippi together by way of East Texas, and that was when we were still boys, long after we had come to our understanding of each other. Seeing that we were a long way from our Georgia home and both of us being strangers here in Mississippi, the two of us depended on each other and became as family.
Answer
A
to explain how a character is completing a task
B
to provide backstory about an important relationship
C
to give a detailed description of a significant event
D
to reveal a character’s true emotions about an event
Explanation
The narrator describes how he and Mitchell Thomas came to share a close, brother-like bond. Details about their journey from Georgia through East Texas to Mississippi explain the history behind their relationship. The passage is not focused on a task or a single significant event, so the best choice is “to provide backstory about an important relationship.”
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