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QuizMultiple Choice

Writing an Analysis that Compares Two Genres — Unit test

Question 22 • Language Arts 8 - ELA3008 IC

Read this excerpt from “The Bridge.”I gaped at him, my mouth open like a fish scooping in bugs. Not play in the band? Give up my music? Why didn’t they just ask me to cut out my heart? I sat there staring at my father as though he had just turned into an alien, because for me he had. I didn’t know what in the world I was going to do. I could no more renounce my music than I could give up breathing.

Answer
A
angered
B
shocked
C
annoyed
D
confused

Explanation

The speaker is shocked by the idea of giving up music. The open-mouthed reaction, staring at his father as if he had turned into an alien, and comparing giving up music to giving up his heart or breathing all show surprise and disbelief. The best choice is “shocked.”

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