Question

The stars popped in the night sky like distant firecrackers, and beyond them the great streak of the Milky Way came down out of heaven and draped a swathe into the ocean beyond. Turner could almost feel the globe sliding under his feet. Lizzie felt it, too and she reached out and took his hand for a moment – as if for balance – and then dropped it.

–Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy,
Gary D. Schmidt

Compare Lizzie’s and Turner’s feelings. What does a reader learn about Lizzie and Turner from their feelings?

Lizzie and Turner are both afraid of becoming too close.
Lizzie and Turner both feel a similar connection to their environment.
Lizzie and Turner see the world around them very differently.
Lizzie and Turner are very different from one another.

Answer 1

Lizzie and Turner both feel a similar connection to their environment.

Answer 2

Answer: B) Lizzie and Turner both feel a similar connection to their environment.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from "Lizzy Bright and the Buckminster Boy" we can see the description of Lizzy's and Turner's feelings while seeing the stars and the ocean. It says that both of them could almost feel the globe sliding under their feet, so we can say that they both feel a similar connection to their environment. From this information, the correct answer is the corresponding to option B.