Question 10 • CCPS GSE Language Arts Grade 8 (23.01300) YL IC
A student is writing a paragraph about "Broken Chain" that makes the point that Alfonso’s conflict in the story is mainly an internal one. What would be the best illustration of this point?
Answer
A
He hates the way he looks and spends hours “trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb.”
B
He decides against dyeing his hair because he knows his mother “wouldn’t go for it” and his father would call him a “sissy.”
C
He races down the street on his bike “as cool as he could be” with his hands “stuffed into his pockets.”
D
He feels his “stomach knot up” and threatens to run Ernie over with his bike when they talk about Sandra.