Question

instructions
read the question carefully and select the best answer.
the author is amazed by the pizza in the following passage (paragraph 6) mainly because ____________.
a few minutes later the waitress brought out a steaming pizza and placed it in front of us. none of it seemed real: the triangle shape of my slice, the perfectly round pepperonis, the doughy end crust, the gooey melted cheese. it was as though i’d crossed into another world, one my parents never knew existed. i was still several years away from leaving brownsville, but in that moment i felt as far from home as i ever would.
a. it is fresh out of the oven
b. he thinks it is too big for the four of them to eat
c. it tasted better than anything he had eaten before
d. it was unlike anything he had ever seen
teks: teks.7.5(g), teks.7.6(c), teks.7.9(a)

Explanation:

The passage describes the author's surprise at the pizza's unique and perfect - looking elements like the triangle - shaped slice, round pepperonis, doughy crust, and melted cheese. The author says "it seemed unreal" and "as though I'd crossed into another world", indicating that the pizza was unlike anything he had ever seen.

Answer:

D. it was unlike anything he had ever seen