Read the excerpt from The Red Umbrella.George had been talking about American life and telling stories since we’d left the airport, but I couldn’t concentrate on his words. I was grateful that we all spoke Spanish, so it wasn’t that I couldn’t understand. I just couldn’t listen. My mind was elsewhere."Permiso, George,” I interrupted, "where did you say we were going again?” I was looking at what seemed to be miles and miles of nothing.
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Lucía listens politely to George’s stories of American life until she has questions about where they are going.B
Lucía changes the topic because she is less interested in stories of American life than in their destination.C
Lucía asks for information on where they are going to better understand George’s stories about American life.D
Lucía questions their destination because she thinks George is trying to distract her with stories about American life.