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Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry.

I had been patiently waiting, hoping that at any moment my grandmother would signal her approval of my grown-up outfit, upswept hairdo, and high-heeled black patent shoes. Layers of forbidden makeup and dark glasses completed what I thought was the perfect disguise. The white people would never, ever recognize me from any picture they might have seen.

What is the central idea of the excerpt?

A) The narrator longs to be unnoticed in public. (not A, I got it wrong)
B) The narrator admires her grandmother’s style.
C) The narrator has learned new styles at school.
D) The narrator strives to shock her family.

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Answer:

A) The narrator longs to be unnoticed in public.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this part, she explains the steps she took to modify her appearance. Because of this, she refers to it as "disguise" and does everything she can to not allow it to be overlooked. When asked why she wants to be ignored, she responds that white people "never notice me," and supports the assumption that the author wants to be overlooked.

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