Question

Read the excerpt from Between the Silver and the Ash.

XAVIER
I don’t understand. She wanted to be a farmer. I don’t. I want to go to college. I want to be a doctor. She knew that.

KENNETH
Maybe you don’t understand.
XAVIER
You’re right. I don’t understand. She gave me a farm. My dad’s been trying to by the Hairston farm for two years. For me to farm. I keep telling him i don’t want to be a farmer, but he won’t listen. And now the one person i thought understood me...
KENNETH
Well...there’s more than one thing you can do with a far. You don’t have to farm it.
XAVIER
Right. What else can you do with a farm besides plow it and plant it and farm it?
KENNETH
Sell it.

Which is the best description of Kenneth, based on this excerpt?

X -A. He is impatient with Xavier for not understanding.
X -B. He is trying to convince Xavier to sell the farm.
* -C. He quickly figures out Xavier’s grandmother’s intentions.
X -D. He believes that Xavier’s grandmother wanted Xavier to farm.

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

He is trying to convince Xavier to sell the farm.

Answer 2

B. He is trying to convince Xavier to sell the farm.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given excerpt, Xavier expresses his concerns to Kenneth about the fact his grandma left him a farm. Unlike her, who wanted to be a farmer, he doesn't. His life goals are completely different and inheriting a farm only prevents him from easily fulfilling them. Kenneth understands this and offers a solution - to sell the farm. By selling it, Xavier would no longer be bound to it and could even use the money to go to college. This would solve his problem.