Question

PLEASE HELP ASAP THIS IS FOR A GRADE AND THANK YOU FOR HELP!!!

After the trumpet was sounded and the flag folded, a member of the honor guard knelt in front of my frail, aging mother, looked her directly in the eye and in a soft voice, thanked her-and my father-for his service.

Which detail is most helpful in revealing the writer's desire for her reader to sympathize with her mother?

A) The serviceman is thanking her mother
B) This happened after a funeral
C) Her father was a veteran
D) Her mother is frail and aging

Answer 1

for apex i got "D" (:

Answer 2

Answer: D) Her mother is frail and aging.

The best answer for this question is option D. Although the other options present information that also encourages the reader to empathize with the mother, the information was not included simply for this purpose. These details are essential to the plot. The fact that the mother is frail and aging, however, is not essential to the plot, which indicates that the author included this in order to ellicit an emotional response from the reader.