A. Gautam
The twins had drifted apart as soon as they turned thirteen. While Sanaa, the shorter one, picked up three extra inches, Sabaa, the one always interested in academics, started focusing on her appearance. Now, the girls engaged in an unspoken battle for attention from their parents with one striking change after another.
First, Mrs. Khan didn’t say anything when Sabaa returned from a sleepover with purple hair. Then, Mr. Khan didn’t say anything when Sanaa’s wardrobe consisted of only black. When the sisters asked, separately, if they could shave their head, both parents put their foot down. In protest against their parents, after what seemed like years, Sabaa and Sanaa started really talking to each other again.
“It’s so not like you—all black—yuck,” Sabaa confessed. “Why?”
“Well, what about you. Why ruin your perfect curls with that gross purple?” Sanaa asked.
“Why are they not even celebrating their anniversary?” Sabaa asked the question that was eating her inside. “Are they getting divorced?”
“They don’t even watch TV together anymore,” Sanaa said. “I don’t want to be a child of divorce. I don’t want split time. I don’t want to live away from you.”
“You know, Kal said her parents got back together when she started failing in all her classes,” Sabaa finally said what was on her mind. “Is that why you went all black?”
“Kal’s advice is terrible. I want good grades. I want them—us—together. I don’t know why I went all black. I just felt dark inside and out,” Sanaa explained. “You?”
“I know Kal manipulates, but I get her point. She got her parents distracted from their problems. Can’t we straight up ask?” Sabaa said.
Just then the door opened, and Mr. and Mrs. Khan entered the girls’ room.
“We are worried about you,” the mother said. “Since when can’t you come to us? Why go so far for attention?”
“Are you leaving us, daddy?” Sabaa dared to ask. “Why aren’t you two happy?”
“What gave you that idea? We are as solid as ever,” the father said as he awkwardly reached for his wife’s hand, which she didn’t accept.
Mrs. Khan entered the center of the room while Mr. Khan stayed by the door and said that she had news to share.
Question
What aspect of the passages is affected by the difference in the structure?
Responses
A the setting in which the events unfold the setting in which the events unfold
B the way technology affects the plot in both the way technology affects the plot in both
C how the reader knows the characters’ thoughts how the reader knows the characters’ thoughts
D the way the main problem is introduced the way the main problem is introduced
1 answer
The aspect of the passages that is affected by the difference in the structure is:
C. how the reader knows the characters’ thoughts
The dialogue-driven structure allows readers to gain insight into the characters' thoughts and emotions through their conversations, while the overall structure creates an opportunity for internal reflections that reveal their feelings about their family's situation.
