Part A
Read paragraph 90 in the box.
My last Author Question really is-how do you know if you might be a
writer?
What is the most important difference between the last question Joe asks
Maureen and the other questions he asks?
O A. The last question more compassionate, showing that Joe has grown to care for Maureen.
OB. The last question is more clearly worded, showing that Joe has
learned to express himself well.
OC. Joe asks the first three questions as part of the assignment but asks
the last question to get extra credit.
O D. Joe asks the first three questions to learn about Maureen but asks the
Part B
Which detail from the story that supports the idea that Maureen recognizes the difference identify in the answer to part a?
A. She praises Joe for getting a good grade on his poem.
B. She suggests that Joe should look for books by other writers.
C. She tells Joe how happy it made her that he read one of her books.
D. She explains how Joe has already demonstrated the traits of an affective writer.