Question

veenas eyes followed his as a realization dawned on her. her heart beating furiously, she raced to the hallway mirror, flipped her hair completely over to one side, and ran the trimmer from the baseline of her hair to the back of her ear. the siblings watched in awe as the thick strands of her long hair fell to the floor. \you just helped me figure out a way to make both amma and me happy!\ veena exclaimed, referring to their mother, who smiled at them from a picture on the nearby table. which of the following provides the best summary of this part of the story? 〇 one of the most important things to veena is making her mother happy. 〇 rohan thinks veena should feel free to change her hair if she wants to. 〇 veena wildly cuts off some of her hair, because she does not care what people think. 〇 with rohans encouragement, veena decides to shave a small strip of her hair off.

Explanation:

To find the best summary, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage focuses on Veena cutting her hair, not just her desire to make her mother happy. So this is not the main summary.
• Option 2: The passage doesn't mention Rohan's thoughts about Veena changing her hair. This is incorrect.
• Option 3: The passage says she cuts her hair to make both her mother and herself happy, not that she doesn't care what people think. This is wrong.
• Option 4: The text shows Veena gets a realization (implied Rohan's role) and then cuts a strip of her hair, which matches this option.

Answer:

D. With Rohan's encouragement, Veena decides to shave a small strip of her hair off.