Question

the little orange way to know my mother
by amy j. wan
1 during the winter, my mother always made sure there were plenty of
oranges in our house. they were among the only seasonal fruits available
during the cold months in new england. and on chinese new year there
would be red bowls filled with big fat oranges, smaller thin - skinned
tangerines, and cute little clementines. in the days following, we would eat
them at every meal, trying to finish them before they spoiled. nothing
disappointed my mother more than when an orange went bad, a soft green or
white powdery spot betraying the fruit’s freshness.
2 “ay - yah,” my mother would say as she threw them away. they made a
heavy thud at the bottom of the kitchen trash can. then she would turn to us
and say, “we will eat these faster.” a pronouncement of fact more than
anything else. we would not waste them.
3 on our monthly visits to grandparents and other relatives, my mother did
much of her grocery shopping in chinatown where oranges were sold
everywhere in high pyramids on the sidewalk instead of in plastic bags like
at the supermarket near our house. bundled in her thick winter coat and
clutching her purse, she was easy to spot in the swarming crowds that
stretched through the narrow, crooked streets. from the warmth and safety of
the car, i noticed how carefully she sorted through the piles of vegetables,
towers of fruit, and bins full of ginger and garlic, tossing aside the ones that

which sentence from the passage best supports the theme?
during the winter, my mother always made sure there were plenty of oranges in our
house...
with the smell of dinner still hanging in the air, my mother would watch us as we
took our first bites of the oranges she had cut for us.
id watch as the boy took off the lid with gloveless hands and my mother inspected
the box, picking up one and then another.
and suddenly, a cold day is warm and i am waiting for my mother to dig up a few of
the best ones from the box in the basement and cut them for our dessert.

Explanation:

To determine the sentence that best supports the theme, we analyze the theme likely related to the warmth, care, or connection through oranges (like mother's care via oranges). The sentence "And suddenly, a cold day is warm and I am waiting for my mother to dig up a few of the best ones from the box in the basement and cut them for our dessert" conveys a warm, affectionate moment with the mother, linking the oranges to the emotional theme of her care. Other options describe actions (buying, eating, discarding) without the emotional or thematic depth.

Answer:

And suddenly, a cold day is warm and I am waiting for my mother to dig up a few of the best ones from the box in the basement and cut them for our dessert.