Question

rayann held up two tickets and said, \these are from your mom and dad,\ then laughed at carleen, whose mouth hung open.
as carleen sat in the theater, she thought of all the actors and audiences who had filled that space, and now she was a part of that history, too. carleen clutched her ticket to her chest, and a warm glow filled her as she thought of her family.

reread the paragraph at the top of page 5. what does carleen’s reaction show about her?

she does not know whether her aunt is making a joke.
she does not want tickets to a musical at the theater.
she is disappointed that the tickets are not a gift from her aunt.
she is shocked to get tickets as a gift from her parents.

Explanation:

Carleen's open-mouthed reaction to the tickets, followed by her warm, emotional response in the theater, shows she was caught off guard and pleased by the gift from her parents. The other options do not match: she doesn't doubt a joke, she clearly values the tickets, and she isn't disappointed the tickets are from her parents.

Answer:

She is shocked to get tickets as a gift from her parents.