Question

Part A

Which statement best describes how the author uses surprise in the story?


A surprise helps reveal the theme.

A surprise foreshadows the story's ending.

A surprise slows down the story's pace.

A surprise changes the tone of the story.
Question 2
Part B

Which quotation best supports the answer in Part A?


"Just then, a mail truck pulled in front of her house, and the driver stepped out to deliver a package with a note to Justine."

"Justine mumbled, 'And then after you leave, I’ll incinerate the outfit.'"

"Replaying her mother’s words in her mind, Justine roused from her daydream."

"Yet the remorse began to form within her, and she did want to see her grandmother."

Answer 1

Part A is A: A surprise helps reveal the theme. Part B is D: "Yet the remorse began to form within her, and she did want to see her grandmother."

Step-by-step explanation:

Part A is A because up tell then it was a flat story only talking about how she hated the outfits her grandma bought for her but after she read the note she realized how selfish she was and how much she missed her grandma. Theme is be careful what you wish for.

Part B is D because it is the only one to make sense with the first answer because it talks about how she was sad that she did not get to see her grandma, but previously she had seemed to not want to see her grandma so she didn't have to ware the outfit. But now she has what she wanted but not tell then did she realized that it wasn't what she wanted.

Answer 2

A surprise helps reveal the theme.

"Yet the remorse began to form within her, and she did want to see her grandmother."

Step-by-step explanation:

In this story, we learn that Justine suffers whenever her grandmother gives her a birthday present, as it is always clothes that she does not find stylish. She is upset this year, and does not want to go through the same process again. However, the surprise of the story is the fact that Justine's grandmother is sick, so Justine does not need to wear the outfit. Even though this is what she wanted, this makes Justine very sad, revealing the theme that family is much more important than wearing fashionable clothes.