Making Predictions in a Mystery: "Object Lesson" — Unit test
Question 11 • FL-1001010-M/J Language Arts 1 A-CR
Read this excerpt from "A Drop in the Bucket."Diane's mother, Dolores, has come along for the trip and watches, wide-eyed, as her 40-year-old daughter walks into their room. Diane is carrying a brain in a bucket in one hand, holding up baggy gym shorts with the other, and reeking of an odor not found in nature.
Answer
A
The reader does not understand why Diane is dressed in gym clothes.
B
The reader does not know why Diane's mother is present.
C
The reader does not understand why Diane's mother is confused.
D
The reader does not know why Diane is carrying a brain.
Explanation
The excerpt says Diane is carrying a brain in a bucket, but it does not explain what she plans to do with it or why she has it. That unanswered question is the detail the reader is left wondering about, so the correct choice is “The reader does not know why Diane is carrying a brain.”
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