Question

passage 2: \family drama\

1. \youre coming with us to watch your sister play softball, young man,\ my mom warned, \or else youre not going to the spring dance.\ she knew how desperately i wanted to go to the dance.
2. \but its an all - day tournament,\ i whined. i didnt want to waste another beautiful saturday squinting from the stands of a softball field.
3. \its the least you can do,\ my mother retorted. \she attended all your tournaments back when you still cared about what matters.\
4. every time i confessed to my parents that i didnt want to play baseball anymore, theyve claimed that i dont care about things that matter. they say im throwing my future away and wasting my talents. all i know is that i feel like i threw away years of my life playing baseball, and i just dont care to participate anymore.
5. last spring in my english class, i read a part from romeo and juliet aloud in class, and i really enjoyed it. i liked pretending to be someone else and feeling like i was a part of a bigger story.

which element of the story enhances the warm mood at the end of passage 2?
the narrators use of the first - person point of view in paragraph 18 allows him to express how much he enjoys spending time with his family.
the narrators use of the first - person point of view in paragraph 12 allows him to express that he hadnt considered his sisters feelings during the conflict with his parents.
the narrators use of first - person point of view in paragraph 17 allows him to share the pivotal moment when he goes to the game instead of practicing his lines.
the narrators use of first - person point of view in paragraph 16 allows him to share his memories of spending time at baseball games that his sister had attended.

Explanation:

The first - person point of view expressing enjoyment of family time creates a warm mood. The other options focus on conflict, a pivotal moment, or memories but not on the warm feeling.

Answer:

The narrator's use of the first - person point of view in paragraph 18 allows him to express how much he enjoys spending time with his family.