Directions: Select the correct text in the passage.
In which sentence does the narrator explain the significance of her problem?
Goodbye, Texas
The month I finished the tenth grade, my parents did the unthinkable-they made me move, not only to a different school but to a
different state. For sixteen years of my life, I could look out my bedroom window and see sprawling green grass, moonlit stars, and a
fenceless wild garden of bluebonnets and poppies. My parents took all of that away and replaced it with a gray brick wall.
My last day in Texas, I woke up to the sound of my mother-belting out orders to my dad and the movers. Contrary to my feelings, I
could see that the weather was bright and sunny. I sat up and gazed out at my beloved backyard one last time, where I had spent many
days, reading, writing, and daydreaming. (In Boston, there is no equivalent. The closest haven I've found is a nearby fountain with
surrounding patches of green.)
I reluctantly stepped out of bed and into the bathroom, slamming the door behind me, letting my mother know not to worry: I was up.
By the time I opened the bathroom door again, my bed was already gone, packed up and tucked into the moving van outside. I threw
my remaining belongings into my backpack and set out to walk through the house that was no longer ours. My footsteps echoed in the
empty corridors.
"There you are, Shannon! Good morning, sweetie." Pecking me on the cheek, mother guided me to the kitchen. "I made you some
breakfast burritos to eat before we go. Come eat them before they get cold."