Question

what can the reader infer from the following passage (paragraph 9)?

she said, without turning her head, to me, \i hear youre doing very good schoolwork, marguerite, but that its all written. the teachers report that they have trouble getting you to talk in class.\ we passed the triangular farm on our left and the path widened to allow us to walk together. i hung back in the separate unasked and unanswerable questions.

a. marguerite is having a hard time because she is struggling to communicate with people.

b. marguerite is depressed about the way that she looks.

c. marguerite is not doing well because her homework is too difficult.

d. marguerite thinks of herself like a biscuit because her mother never bakes tea cookies for her

best: ■ fl-ela.k12.ee.2.1 fl-ela.k12.ee.3.1

Explanation:

The passage states Marguerite does strong written schoolwork but teachers struggle to get her to talk in class, and she withdraws into unasked questions. Option A aligns with this communication struggle; other options have no support in the text.

Answer:

A. Marguerite is having a hard time because she is struggling to communicate with people.