Question

read the excerpt from \broken chain.\ alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle. he liked the way prince looked—and the bass player from los lobos. alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a v in the back and streaked purple. but he knew his mother wouldnt go for it. and his father, who was puro mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad, and call him \sissy.\ what details from the passage would best support a paragraph about conflict between characters? alfonso thinking he would look good with razored, purple hair alfonso liking the way the rock stars style their hair alfonso thinking his father would likely call him a sissy alfonso seeing his father sit in his chair after work

Explanation:

To determine the detail supporting character conflict, we analyze each option:

• The first option is about Alfonso's self - perception of his hairstyle, not conflict.
• The second option is about Alfonso's taste in rock stars' hairstyles, not conflict.
• The third option shows a potential conflict: Alfonso anticipates his father will call him "sissy" for his desired hairstyle, indicating a clash between Alfonso's wishes and his father's likely reaction.
• The fourth option is just a description of his father's post - work action, not a conflict.

Answer:

C. Alfonso thinking his father would likely call him a sissy