Research Workshop: Writing and Presenting the Argumentative Essay, Part 1 — Unit test
Question 7 • AZ-English Language Arts 11 B-CR
Read the excerpt from Infinite Jest.[Orin] stood there, he says, hefting a cold clod, playing with the Velcro on his puffy coat, watching as the Moms, bent way down to me, hand reaching, her lowering face with its presbyopic squint, suddenly stopped, froze, beginning to I.D. what it was I held out, countenancing evidence of oral contact with same. He remembers her face as past describing.What is the meaning of the excerpt?
Answer
A
The narrator’s brother is ignoring his mother’s behavior.
B
The narrator’s brother is playing a trick on his mother.
C
The narrator’s mother is attempting to identify what her son ate.
D
The narrator’s mother is addressing her sons for their misbehavior.
Explanation
The mother leans toward the narrator and examines what he is holding. The phrase “beginning to I.D. what it was I held out” means she is starting to identify the object, and “evidence of oral contact” suggests it may have been eaten or put in his mouth. Thus, she is attempting to identify what her son ate; the excerpt does not indicate that she is scolding him or that the brother is playing a trick.
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