Question

which story line best shows that the narrator feels disillusioned?

a. three sisters leave home to go live with their grandparents. they must take care of themselves on the journey. they grow emotionally through the experience.

b. an old man decides to look up his high school sweetheart. he learns from her son that she has passed away. he suspects the son is really his own.

c. a truck driver picks up a stranded motorist. he thinks about his mother. they have dinner together at a truck stop. he tears up a letter he wrote his ex - wife.

d. a poor child finds a box of chalk. he takes the chalk to an abandoned building, where he draws pictures. he is able to use his imagination to create happiness.

Explanation:

Disillusionment involves a loss of hope or idealism after an unmet expectation. Option B's narrator pursues a nostalgic ideal (his high school sweetheart) only to find she is dead, with an added ambiguous, disappointing twist about her son. This contrasts with the hopeful growth in A, quiet reflection in C, and imaginative joy in D, making it the best fit for disillusionment.

Answer:

B. An old man decides to look up his high school sweetheart. He learns from her son that she has passed away. He suspects the son is really his own.