Question

25-26 tlf post unit 1 literature & composition ii
mariah holland
passage 1: the cutting of my long hair
by zitkala-sa
in this memoir, zitkala-sa recounts her early days at a missionary boarding school in indiana, where she was sent from her home on the yankton indian reservation in south dakota when she was eight years old.
(1)the first day in the land of apples was a bitter-cold one; for the snow still covered the ground, and the trees were bare. a large bell rang for breakfast, its loud metallic voice crashing through the belfry¹ overhead and into our sensitive ears. the annoying clatter of shoes on bare floors gave us no peace. the constant clash of harsh noises, with an undercurrent of many voices murmuring an unknown tongue, made a bedlam within which i was securely tied. and though my spirit tore itself in struggling for its lost freedom, all was useless.
(2)a paleface woman, with white hair, came up after us. we were placed in a line of girls who were marching into the dining room. these were indian girls, in stiff shoes and closely clinging dresses. the small girls wore sleeved aprons and shingled² hair. as i walked noiselessly in my soft moccasins, i felt like sinking to the floor, for my blanket had been stripped from my shoulders. i looked hard at the indian girls, who seemed not to care that they were even more immodestly dressed than i, in their tightly fitting clothes. while we marched in, the boys entered at an opposite door. i watched for the three young braves who came in our party. i spied them in the rear ranks, looking as uncomfortable as i felt.
(3)a small bell was tapped, and each of the pupils drew a chair from under the table. supposing this act meant they were to be seated, i pulled out mine and at once slinned into it from one side. but when i turned my head i saw that i was the only one
what can be inferred about the speaker in passage 2?
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item 16 she does not like her teacher.
item 17 she is excited to make new friends.
item 18 she did not want to leave her home county.
item 19 she regrets not waving goodbye to her grandmothers.
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Explanation:

In the passage, the speaker describes feeling "like sinking to the floor" and being uncomfortable with the new environment (e.g., the strange clothes, the unfamiliar setting). Phrases like "my spirit tore itself in struggling for its lost freedom" imply a sense of loss and reluctance about being away from home, supporting the inference that she did not want to leave her home country. The other options lack support: there's no info about disliking the teacher, excitement about new friends, or regret about not waving goodbye to grandmothers.

Answer:

She did not want to leave her home country.