Question

in this passage, the narrator talks about her memories of her mother. select the best evidence to support the statement that the narrator treasures her memories of her mother.

i only had a handful of memories, and some were blurred around the edges. i played them over and over, remembering them slowly, and then this, and then that, as if letting a sweet lozenge dissolve under my tongue. sometimes the memory would cheer me up, but often it would make me sad.

i once heard from a counselor that children can form memories earlier than age four—and even as young as two—but they forget them as they get older.

from jenny manzer, save me, kurt cobain. copyright 2016 by jenny manzer

Explanation:

To determine the best evidence, we analyze the text. The phrase "I played them over and over, remembering them slowly, And then this, and then that, as if letting a sweet lozenge dissolve under my tongue" shows the narrator repeatedly revisits the memories, treating them tenderly (like a sweet lozenge dissolving), indicating she treasures them. Other parts (about memory formation/forgetting or memories making her sad/cheerful) don't directly show treasuring.

Answer:

The best evidence is: "I played them over and over, remembering them slowly, And then this, and then that, as if letting a sweet lozenge dissolve under my tongue."