Question

using details to support inferences in a literary text — instruction — level e
music up until bass strings thumped, cymbals hissed, and guitar strings squealed like they were having a conversation with each other. mom says my music is a racket, but to me its like the theme music to my life. and its always helped me concentrate.
i ripped a page out of a magazine, then squeezed my fingers inside the blue plastic holes of an old pair of school scissors. it was a little too close for comfort, but my real scissors, the ones made of steel with a black handle, were packed away, and i had to get this done. it was now or never.
i maneuvered the blades carefully around the page. i liked the feeling of the scissors slicing through the glossy paper. especially when i got to the very last snip and freed the exact piece i wanted. the word i cut out stuck to my sweaty fingertips, and i carefully placed it on the floor, where my zine supplies were spread out around me....
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why does malú use an old pair of scissors?
the scissors she usually uses are much too small.
the scissors she usually uses are still at school.
the scissors she usually uses are packed away.

Explanation:

The text states that Malú's regular steel scissors with black handles are packed away, so she uses the old school scissors instead. This matches one of the options directly.

Answer:

The scissors she usually uses are packed away.