Question 21 of 25 • CCPS GSE Language Arts Grade 8 (23.01300) YL IC
Which sentences from “The Bridge” most relate to the theme that one’s background often has an impact on one’s beliefs?
Answer
A
What I mean is, they don’t get me. If they tried for a hundred million years, they couldn’t begin to comprehend my feelings and my dreams.
B
This isn’t because they’re insensitive, you understand, but because they didn’t grow up here. They grew up on the other side of the globe, in India.
C
You’d think my parents would have some understanding of how much I love music, wouldn’t you? They think music is just something extra in my life.
D
They expect me to get into an A-list college and then become a businessman or a scientist or a doctor or an engineer – that’s their plan. That is what will make them proud.