Question

[TEKS 6B] Which line from the story suggests that Ray is nervous around Lilly?

A. He told Lilly that he’d heard the woman say that she was going to pick up a cake once she got her cold cuts, but this was a lie.
A. He told Lilly that he’d heard the woman say that she was going to pick up a cake once she got her cold cuts, but this was a lie.

B. He’d waited weeks to have a reason to talk to her and today gave him the most compelling reason he’d had yet.
B. He’d waited weeks to have a reason to talk to her and today gave him the most compelling reason he’d had yet.

C. His hands grew sweaty and he looked at them, realizing they were stained blood red from the meat.
C. His hands grew sweaty and he looked at them, realizing they were stained blood red from the meat.

D. He knew that Lilly didn’t care about this woman and her cell phone and the unanswered text, but Ray cared.

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

From The Secret Life of Bees, the line that suggests that Ray is nervous around Lily is option B.

This is clearly shown by his uncertainty with having a conversation with her and how he had to wait till he had a reason to talk to her before he even attempted to talk to her.

Answer 2

B. He’d waited weeks to have a reason to talk to her and today gave him the most compelling reason he’d had yet.

Step-by-step explanation:

From The Secret Life of Bees, the line that suggests that Ray is nervous around Lily is option B.

This is clearly shown by his uncertainty with having a conversation with her and how he had to wait till he had a reason to talk to her before he even attempted to talk to her.