Question

read the passage. there are se... (passage)
from house of stone
1 the arabic language evolved slowly across the millennia, leaving little undefined, no nuance shaded. bayt translates literally as house, but its connotations resonate beyond rooms and walls, summoning longings gathered about family and home. in the middle east, bayt is sacred. empires fall. nations topple. borders may shift or be realigned. old loyalties may dissolve or, without warning, be altered. home, whether it be structure or familiar ground, is, finally, the identity that does not fade.
2 in old marjayoun, in what is now lebanon, isber samara left a house that never demanded we stay or enter at all. it would simply be waiting, if shelter was necessary. isber samara left it for us, his family, to join us with the past, to sustain us, to be the setting for stories. after years of trying to piece together isber’s tale, i like to imagine his life in the place where the fields of the houran stretched farther than even the dreamer he was—a rich man born of a poor boy’s labors—could grasp.
3 in an old photo handed down, isber samara’s heavy - seeming shoulders suggest the approach of the old man he would never become, but his expression retains a hint of mischief some might call youthful. more striking than handsome, his face is weathered from sun and wind, but his eyes are a remarkable yemeni blue, rare among the semitic browns of his landscape. though the father of six, he seems beyond proper grooming. his hair, apparently reddish, is tousled; his mustache resembles an overgrown scattering of brush. out to prove himself since he was a boy, isber would one day come to believe that he had.
4 by the time the photo of isber and his family was taken, he...
this question has two parts. answer part a, and then answer part b.
part a
in what way does isber’s house best illustrate the meaning of bayt as it is presented in the passage?
○ 1. it is now owned by family members who live very far away.
○ 2. it was built by someone who dreamed big and worked hard.
○ 3. it is fundamental in building the family’s character and history.
○ 4. it still stands in a region that has been torn by the ravages of war.
part b
which two sentences from the passage best show the development of the correct answer in part a?
□ 1. “the arabic language evolved slowly across the millennia, leaving little undefined, no nuance shaded.” (paragraph 1)
□ 2. “isber samara left it for us, his family, to join us with the past, to sustain us, to be the setting for stories.” (paragraph 2)
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Explanation:

For Part A: The passage states that bayt (house) connotes family, home, and enduring identity tied to family history, not just a physical structure. Option 3 aligns with this as it links the house to the family's character and history, matching the passage's emphasis on the house as a connection to the past and sustainer of the family.
For Part B: The sentence from Paragraph 2 directly explains how Isber's house serves as a link to the family's past, sustains them, and is a setting for their stories, which directly supports the Part A answer about the house's role in building family character and history. The first sentence only discusses the Arabic language, which is unrelated to the house's meaning.

Answer:

Part A:

1. It is fundamental in building the family's character and history.

Part B:

1. "Isber Samara left it for us, his family, to join us with the past, to sustain us, to be the setting for stories." (Paragraph 2)