Question

read this excerpt from \the world on turtles back.\

when the girl awoke, she knew that she would bear twins. even before they were born, there was contention between the twins. there was no peace between these two brothers. when it was time for them to be born, the right-handed twin wanted to be born in the normal way. the left-handed twin saw light in the other direction and was determined to be born through his mothers mouth or nose. in his attempt to be born in the opposite direction, he killed his mother.

based on this excerpt, it is reasonable to conclude that
○ the brothers were opposites and would always be in conflict.
○ the right-handed brother was smarter than the left-handed one.
○ the left-handed brother wanted to murder his mother.
○ the two brothers despised and wanted to kill each other.

Explanation:

• The text states the twins had contention before birth, with the right-handed twin favoring a normal birth and the left-handed twin choosing an opposite, dangerous method that accidentally killed their mother. There is no mention of the right-handed twin being smarter, nor that the left-handed twin intended to murder their mother, nor that they wanted to kill each other. The key detail is their opposing choices and pre-existing conflict, supporting the conclusion they are opposites who will remain in conflict.
• The other options are unsupported: no evidence of the right-handed twin's intelligence, the left-handed twin did not intend to kill their mother (it was a result of his birth attempt), and there is no statement of them wanting to kill each other.

Answer:

the brothers were opposites and would always be in conflict.