Question

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which two sentences best demonstrate how the writer uses narrative techniques to show mayas change as a character and to connect the setting to that change?
a maya trudged down the dark alley, her shoes echoing against the cracked pavement.
b she thought about the choices that had brought her here and wondered if she would ever escape the mistakes of her past.
c the streetlight flickered, leaving patches of shadow that made the place feel spooky.
d suddenly, she remembered when she used to play in her grandmothers garden, where the flowers reached for the sun and hope seemed endless.
e maya realized that she no longer wanted to hide from her past but instead grow from it.
f the alley, once menacing, now felt like a passageway to something new

Explanation:

• Option E directly states Maya's character change: she shifts from avoiding her past to embracing growth from it.
• Option F connects the setting (the alley) to her change: the alley, once threatening, now represents a path to a new future, mirroring her shifted mindset.

Other options only show her initial low state (A, B, C) or a memory (D) without linking setting to her final change.

Answer:

E. Maya realized that she no longer wanted to hide from her past but instead grow from it.
F. The alley, once menacing, now felt like a passageway to something new