Question

ad the selection and choose the best answer to each question.
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by mike lupica
1 he knew he was small.
2 he just didnt think he was small.
3 big difference.
4 danny had known his whole life how small he was compared to everybody
in his grade, from the first grade on. how he had been put in the front row,
front and center, of every class picture taken. been in the front of every
line marching into every school assembly, first one through the door. sat
in the front of every classroom. hey, little man. hey, little guy. he was
used to it by now. theyd been studying dna in science lately; being small
was in his dna. hed show up for soccer, or little league baseball tryouts,
or basketball, when hed first started going to basketball tryouts at the y,
and thered always be one of those clipboard dads who didnt know him,
or his mom. or his dad.

1. what does the use of flashback in the excerpt help the reader und

danny has needed help from his mother to deal with issues
his height.
danny has been dealing with the issue of his height for many
danny has worked with many different clipboard dads to develo
skills.
danny has learned basketball tricks that most kids his age canno
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Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the flashback (Danny's memories of his height issues from first grade onward).

• The first option focuses on needing mother’s help, not supported by the flashback.
• The second option: The flashback shows Danny has faced height - related issues “his whole life” (from first grade on, class pictures, school assemblies, sports tryouts), so this matches the flashback’s purpose of showing the long - term nature of his height issue.
• The third option is about working with “clipboard dads,” which is not the main focus of the flashback.
• The fourth option is about basketball tricks, not related to the flashback’s content on height.

Answer:

B. Danny has been dealing with the issue of his height for many years (assuming the second option is labeled B; adjust the label based on the actual question’s numbering, but the text of the correct option is “Danny has been dealing with the issue of his height for many...” as it aligns with the flashback showing long - term height - related experiences).