NYS Regents August 2023 MC (A)

The question "Why?" in line 7 creates a mood of

• anxiety

• respect

• contentment

• tension

The details in lines 9 through 12 reflect the narrator's recognition of her mother's

• competence

• humanity

• spirituality

• fatigue

Lines 37 through 40 characterize the mother as

• patient

• creative

• forgiving

• disciplined

The dialogue in lines 45 through 54 contributes to a central idea by depicting the

• importance of sacrifice

• struggle for control

• need for acceptance

• benefit of compromise

The figurative language in lines 68 through 70 emphasizes

• the mother's feelings of bewilderment

• Marie's desire for guidance

• the mother's need for support

• Marie's interest in learning

Lines 79 through 81 reveal the mother's realization of Marie's

• independence

• imagination

• innocence

• intuition

Which quote best illustrates the narrator's "reluctance” (line 7)?

• "I fetched the box of baking soda and then once more stood before the table" (line 31)

• "I knew the end of my mother's patience when I heard it" (lines 41 and 42)

• "I said yes, but my eyes went to the sunlight at the window" (line 74)

• "I could hear my mother's accusation even before she said it" (lines 82 and 83)

Marie's language in lines 84 through 87 conveys an attitude of

• fear

• sarcasm

• submission

• cynicism

Based on the passage, it can be inferred that the mother and daughter's relationship is

• undergoing change

• based on respect

• lacking emotion

• hindered by experience

Which quotation best supports a central idea in the passage?

• " 'Haven't you forgotten something?' " (line 26)

• " 'You'll have nothing at all if you don't have that'" (line 30)

• " 'I've got to meet your father downtown'" (lines 72 and 73)

• " 'I suppose this is how it's going to be'" (line 92)