Question

my best friend is a white girl named denise — we look at boys together. she sat in front of me all through grade school because of our names: o’connor, ozawa. i know the back of denise’s head very well. why does the speaker share details about race, friendship, and names in this stanza? check all the correct answers. to indicate that the students were already segregated and isolated to emphasize the idea that all americans were treated as equals prior to the attack to reveal the extent of the impact resulting from the attack on pearl harbor to identify the compassionate response following the attack on pearl harbor retry

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first option: The stanza shows the speaker (with a Japanese - sounding name, Ozawa) and her white friend Denise having a normal friendship in grade school, which implies that before the attack (on Pearl Harbor, likely), students weren't segregated or isolated based on race. So this option is incorrect.
2. Analyze the second option: The details of their friendship (different races, normal school interaction) emphasize that all Americans (regardless of race, as seen in their friendship) were treated as equals prior to the attack. This fits the context.
3. Analyze the third option: The stanza is about the time before the attack (since it's setting up the normalcy of their friendship), so it can't be to reveal the impact of the attack. This option is incorrect.
4. Analyze the fourth option: The stanza doesn't show any compassionate response following the attack; it's about the time before the attack. This option is incorrect.

Answer:

B. to emphasize the idea that all Americans were treated as equals prior to the attack