Question

what does elizabeth most likely mean in the following passage (paragraph 7)? for the most part, those days are ill - defined in my memory, running together and combining like a fresh watercolor painting left out in the rain. i remember squatting in the road drawing a picture in the dust, a picture which joey gleefully erased with one sweep of his dirty foot. i remember fishing for minnows in a muddy creek and watching sadly as they eluded my cupped hands, while joey laughed uproariously. and i remember that year, a strange restlessness of body and of spirit, a feeling that something old and familiar was ending, and something unknown and therefore terrifying was beginning. a. she realizes that her days growing up poor in rural maryland are what inspired her to become a painter. b. she is not sure if she remembers the exact details of everything that happened, but she can recall the way that she felt when she was growing up. c. memories of the flood haunt elizabeth. d. none of the events of the story she is about to tell about miss lotties marigolds are things that actually happened to her.

Explanation:

The passage describes memories that are not clearly - defined. Elizabeth mentions that the days are ill - defined in her memory. She is not sure if she remembers the exact details of everything that happened during her growing up years. This indicates that she is not certain about her recollections.

Answer:

B. She is not sure if she remembers the exact details of everything that happened, but she can recall the way that she felt when she was growing up.