read the passage from \initiation.\\nand from that time on, initiations didnt bother millicent at all. she…

read the passage from \initiation.\\nand from that time on, initiations didnt bother millicent at all. she went gaily about lewiston square from store to store asking for broken crackers and mangoes, and she just laughed inside when people stared and then brightened, answering her crazy questions as if she were quite serious and really a person of consequence. so many people were shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them. and really, you didnt have to belong to a club to feel related to other human beings.\nbased on the indirect characterization, which is the most logical inference?\n○ millicent is beginning to become unhinged from the initiations.\n○ millicent is beginning to question her decision to join the sorority.\n○ millicent is learning valuable information from the people she talks to.\n○ millicent is learning how to manipulate people to get what she wants.

read the passage from \initiation.\\nand from that time on, initiations didnt bother millicent at all. she went gaily about lewiston square from store to store asking for broken crackers and mangoes, and she just laughed inside when people stared and then brightened, answering her crazy questions as if she were quite serious and really a person of consequence. so many people were shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them. and really, you didnt have to belong to a club to feel related to other human beings.\nbased on the indirect characterization, which is the most logical inference?\n○ millicent is beginning to become unhinged from the initiations.\n○ millicent is beginning to question her decision to join the sorority.\n○ millicent is learning valuable information from the people she talks to.\n○ millicent is learning how to manipulate people to get what she wants.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

To solve this, we analyze the passage and each option:

  • Option 1: The passage shows Millicent is confident and connected, not "unhinged." Eliminate.
  • Option 2: The line "you didn’t have to belong to a club to feel related to other human beings" suggests she questions the need for the sorority (her reason to join was likely related to belonging). This fits.
  • Option 3: The passage focuses on her realizing connection without a club, not "learning valuable information" from others. Eliminate.
  • Option 4: She interacts with people out of interest, not manipulation. The tone is positive, not manipulative. Eliminate.

Answer:

B. Millicent is beginning to question her decision to join the sorority.