Question

the little orange way to know my mother by amy i was 1 during the winter, my mother always made sure there were plenty of oranges in our house. they were among the only seasonal fruits available during the cold months in new england. and on chinese new year there would be red bowls filled with big fat oranges, smaller thin - skinned tangerines, and cute little clementines. in the days following, we would eat them at every meal, trying to finish them before they spoiled. nothing disappointed my mother more than when an orange went bad, a soft green or white powdery spot betraying the fruit’s freshness. 2 “ay - yah,” my mother would say as she threw them away. they made a heavy thud at the bottom of the kitchen trash can. then she would turn to us and say, “we will eat these faster.” a pronouncement of fact more than anything else. we would not waste them. 3 on our monthly visits to grandparents and other relatives, my mother did much of her grocery shopping in chinatown where oranges were sold everywhere in high pyramids on the sidewalk instead of in plastic bags like at the supermarket near our house. bundled in her thick winter coat and clutching her purse, she was easy to spot in the swarming crowds that seethed through the narrow, crooked streets. from the warmth and safety of the car, i noticed how carefully she sorted through the piles of vegetables, towers of fruit, and bins full of ginger and garlic, making able the ones that the information in the passage best supports the conclusion that ∘ the narrator feeds her daughter oranges. ∘ the narrator’s mother was very strict. ∘ the narrator appreciates the smell of oranges. ∘ the narrator no longer likes oranges.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Option 1: The passage focuses on the narrator's mother and oranges, not the narrator feeding her daughter oranges. Eliminate.
• Option 2: The passage shows the mother's care about not wasting oranges, not strictness. Eliminate.
• Option 3: The detailed descriptions of oranges (availability, eating at meals, mother's care) imply the narrator has a positive association, so appreciating the smell (part of the orange experience) is supported.
• Option 4: There's no indication the narrator dislikes oranges now; the passage emphasizes past experiences with oranges positively. Eliminate.

Answer:

the narrator appreciates the smell of oranges.