Question

passage 1
passage 2
in a live theater performance. people
were predicting that talkies would take
over the movie industry and that only
actresses with gorgeous speaking and
singing voices would be successful. as
anna explained all this, mama listened,
her eyes growing wider and wider.
\well, thats something new, alright!\
mamas mouth was curled into a grin and
she was staring dreamily at some distant
point behind annas head.
\im a silent - movie actress, mama, and
now my acting career is over!\ anna said

in passage 1, what can be inferred about
mama from the underlined sentences on
page 3?
she is excited about the idea of talkies.
she believes that anna is amusing.
she is not happy anna missed the tryout.
she does not believe that talkies are real.

Explanation:

The underlined sentences show Mama's eyes growing wider as Anna talks, her grinning, and staring dreamily. This positive, fascinated reaction matches excitement about talkies, not the other options: she doesn't find Anna amusing (Anna is upset), there's no mention of a missed tryout, and she doesn't doubt talkies are real.

Answer:

She is excited about the idea of talkies.