Jackie is writing about how Esperanza changes in Esperanza Rising. He reads this passage.

Esperanza was amazed. She had never washed anything in her life and Isabel, who was only eight years old, made it look so easy. Puzzled, Isabel looked at Esperanza. "Don't you know how to wash clothes?"

"Well, Hortensia took everything out to the laundry quarters. And the servants, they always . . . " She looked at Isabel and shook her head no.

Isabel's eyes got bigger and she looked worried. "Esperanza, when I go to school next week, you will be here alone with the babies and will have to do the laundry."

How can Jackie best explain a change in Esperanza as the story develops?

At first, Esperanza doesn’t know how to wash clothes, then she pays Isabel to do the laundry for her.
In the beginning, Esperanza has to wash dirty diapers; later, she hires a maid named Hortensia.
Esperanza is first embarrassed that she can’t do laundry, but later she decides she likes sweeping best.
In the past, Esperanza had a maid to do her laundry; later in the story, she asks Isabel to teach her to wash clothes.

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The best option for Jackie to explain a change in Esperanza as the story develops is:

In the past, Esperanza had a maid to do her laundry; later in the story, she asks Isabel to teach her to wash clothes.

This option accurately reflects Esperanza's growth and development throughout the story, highlighting her transition from relying on others for tasks she once considered beneath her to taking responsibility for her own work.