Question

Excerpt 1: But Gogol doesn’t want a new name. He can’t understand why he has to answer to anything else. “Why do I have to have a new name?” he asks his parents, tears springing to his eyes. It would be one thing if his parents were to call him Nikhil, too. But they tell him that the new name will be used only by the teachers and children at school. Excerpt 2: Mrs. Lapidus studies the registration form. She has not had to go through this confusion with the other two Indian children. She opens up the folder and examines the immunization record, the birth certificate. “There seems to be some confusion, Mr. Ganguli,” she says. “According to these documents, your son’s legal name is Gogol.” Which statement best tells how the main conflict in the first excerpt is different from the main conflict in the second excerpt? The first shows an internal conflict related to Gogol’s feelings, while the second shows an external conflict related to cultural differences in schooling. The first shows an external conflict related to Gogol’s feelings, while the second shows an internal conflict related to cultural differences in schooling. The first shows a global conflict related to schooling in America, while the second shows a personal conflict related to schooling in India. The first shows a personal conflict related to schooling in America, while the second shows a global conflict related to schooling in India.

Answer 1

Ooookay! First, let me just suggest next time you post a question make sure it's separate from any detail or excerpt included so it is more readable!

LETS GET YOUR ANSWER! (I am spacing your posted content so I can explain easier)

Excerpt 1: But Gogol doesn’t want a new name. He can’t understand why he has to answer to anything else.
“Why do I have to have a new name?” he asks his parents, tears springing to his eyes. It would be one thing if his parents were to call him Nikhil, too. But they tell him that the new name will be used only by the teachers and children at school.

Excerpt 2: Mrs. Lapidus studies the registration form. She has not had to go through this confusion with the other two Indian children. She opens up the folder and examines the immunization record, the birth certificate. “There seems to be some confusion, Mr. Ganguli,” she says. “According to these documents, your son’s legal name is Gogol.”

Which statement best tells how the main conflict in the first excerpt is different from the main conflict in the second excerpt?

A: The first shows an internal conflict related to Gogol’s feelings, while the second shows an external conflict related to cultural differences in schooling.

B: The first shows an external conflict related to Gogol’s feelings, while the second shows an internal conflict related to cultural differences in schooling.

C: The first shows a global conflict related to schooling in America, while the second shows a personal conflict related to schooling in India.

D: The first shows a personal conflict related to schooling in America, while the second shows a global conflict related to schooling in India.

YOU'RE ANSWER IS A! (Or the first option)

Answer 2

The correct answer is A.

In the first excerpt, we can see Gogol's internal conflict. He does not like the idea of having to respond to a different name in school, and does not see why he should in the first place.

In the second excerpt, the conflict shown is external. The problem presented is in the cultural differences in schooling. The teacher deems odd that Mr. Ganguli's son's legal name is "Gogol".