Question

my mom didn’t seem to notice how happy mr. flores was to be helping us with a broken water pipe that had flooded part of our house, because the first thing she said was, “oh, you don’t need to be doing all that work!” mr. flores laughed. “claro! of course, i don’t. but more importantly, you cannot sleep in this house tonight. come and speak to my wife. she will help people tell her what to do.” my mom doesn’t usually let she took in the sight of our soggy home in the fading light, reached for my hand, and followed our neighbor to his house. the flores family lived across the street and two houses down. their home was the same size as ours but housed three generations—six people instead of two. there was the grandmother they called abuela, along with mr. and mrs. flores and their children, two boys and a younger sister named rosica. rosica was my age. i knew her name and face, but since she was new to our school and quiet, and we had different teachers, the two of us had never spoken. if i was she who answered the door. “come in,” she said quietly. “mama is changing the sheets on the bed for you, and there is some of abuela’s lemon cheesecake on the table.” “please don’t trouble yourself,” my mom began, flustered. “i think i should call a hotel and see about a room. i’m not hungry, but it’s getting late, and i suppose i need to call the insurance company. i’m not which detail from the text reveals the mother’s initial hesitation to accept mr. flores’s offer to help fix the broken water pipe? a. “i’m not hungry, but it’s getting late, and i suppose i need to call the insurance company.” (paragraph 4) b. “… she sighed deeply as she took in the sight of our soggy home in the fading light, reached for my hand, and followed our neighbor to his house.” (paragraph 2) c. “please don’t trouble yourself,” my mom began, flustered.” (paragraph 4) d. “… the first thing my mom said was, ‘oh, you don’t need to be doing all that work!’” (paragraph 1)

Explanation:

To determine the detail revealing the mother's initial hesitation to accept Mr. Flores' help, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Talks about being late and calling insurance, not related to hesitation about Mr. Flores' help.
• Option B: Describes her sigh and action after seeing the soggy home, showing her reluctance or hesitation to accept help as she sighs deeply (maybe overwhelmed or hesitant) before taking the neighbor's hand.
• Option C: Is a later statement about not troubling oneself, not initial hesitation.
• Option D: Is Mr. Flores' wife's statement, not the mother's hesitation.

Answer:

B. "... she sighed deeply as she look in the sight of our soggy home in the fading light, reached for my hand, and followed our neighbor to his house." (paragraph 2)