Question

when they laughed at my feet, they did not realize that i had put on two different shoes because id had to dress in the dark that morning. they did not realize that i had dressed in the dark so i wouldnt wake my father, who works nights to put food on our table. they did not realize that i had dressed in the dark to not disturb my mother, who had been up all night with the newborn twins. they just laughed.
how does the passage develop the conflict?
○ it introduces the narrator as a student who is laughed at by others because of her clothing and her fathers employment.
○ it explains how the narrator resolves the conflict by telling the kids why her shoes do not match.
○ it explains the details of the conflict by telling how the kids treat her and explaining why her shoes dont match.

Explanation:

The passage first establishes the conflict (others laughing at the narrator's mismatched shoes) then provides the unstated, sympathetic reasons behind the narrator's situation (dressing in the dark to avoid waking their working father and mother with newborn twins). The correct option identifies that the passage develops the conflict by showing how others treat the narrator and explaining the cause of the shoe mismatch. The first option incorrectly ties the laughter to the father's employment directly, and the second option is wrong because the narrator does not resolve the conflict by explaining to the kids.

Answer:

It explains the details of the conflict by telling how the kids treat her and explaining why her shoes don't match.