Question
What can the reader conclude from chapter 2?
Responses
A Aliyah is afraid to be seen as a close friend of Kiera. Aliyah is afraid to be seen as a close friend of Kiera.
B Regina is afraid of being seen with Kiera. Regina is afraid of being seen with Kiera.
C Nancy doesn’t know the bullying has been worse. Nancy doesn’t know the bullying has been worse.
D Kiera and Nancy worry about the election results.
My mother had no idea how bad Regina and her crew had been to me in the past few days. Every morning, when we could have had time for a chat, she was on her laptop and phone at the same time. Every night, I only saw her when she peeped into my room while still on the phone. She was a lightning bug that I saw too little of, but my heart warmed up every time I saw her face. We ate dinner at the same table but without saying a word to each other. In a way, it was good. At some point, I had to figure out how to get strength from within me. I had always relied on my mother for advice on everything. Maybe it was time to guide myself.
Even Aliya had stopped hanging out with me. She didn’t want to be Regina’s target. Yes, I was lonely, but I was used to that, too. The morning of the luncheon, Aliya warned me to stay away from my locker all day. Her text said that she would clean out whatever Regina had put in my locker before the day was over. Aliya was doing all the smart things. She was saving herself, and she was still helping me. I guess that is a kind of friendship, too.
I didn’t want to tell my mother what was going on anyway. She had taken care of me all my life. Now it was my turn to rise to the occasion and let her reach the dream. She wasn’t going anywhere anyway.
Responses
A Aliyah is afraid to be seen as a close friend of Kiera. Aliyah is afraid to be seen as a close friend of Kiera.
B Regina is afraid of being seen with Kiera. Regina is afraid of being seen with Kiera.
C Nancy doesn’t know the bullying has been worse. Nancy doesn’t know the bullying has been worse.
D Kiera and Nancy worry about the election results.
My mother had no idea how bad Regina and her crew had been to me in the past few days. Every morning, when we could have had time for a chat, she was on her laptop and phone at the same time. Every night, I only saw her when she peeped into my room while still on the phone. She was a lightning bug that I saw too little of, but my heart warmed up every time I saw her face. We ate dinner at the same table but without saying a word to each other. In a way, it was good. At some point, I had to figure out how to get strength from within me. I had always relied on my mother for advice on everything. Maybe it was time to guide myself.
Even Aliya had stopped hanging out with me. She didn’t want to be Regina’s target. Yes, I was lonely, but I was used to that, too. The morning of the luncheon, Aliya warned me to stay away from my locker all day. Her text said that she would clean out whatever Regina had put in my locker before the day was over. Aliya was doing all the smart things. She was saving herself, and she was still helping me. I guess that is a kind of friendship, too.
I didn’t want to tell my mother what was going on anyway. She had taken care of me all my life. Now it was my turn to rise to the occasion and let her reach the dream. She wasn’t going anywhere anyway.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
From Chapter 2, the reader can conclude that:
**A** Aliyah is afraid to be seen as a close friend of Kiera.
This conclusion is supported by the text detailing how Aliyah stopped hanging out with Kiera to avoid becoming a target of Regina, indicating her fear of the potential consequences of being close to Kiera amidst the bullying.
The other options (B, C, D) do not find strong support in the excerpts provided. Regina's relationship with Kiera is not mentioned; there is no evidence that Nancy is unaware of the extent of the bullying; and the focus on the election results is not addressed in this passage.
**A** Aliyah is afraid to be seen as a close friend of Kiera.
This conclusion is supported by the text detailing how Aliyah stopped hanging out with Kiera to avoid becoming a target of Regina, indicating her fear of the potential consequences of being close to Kiera amidst the bullying.
The other options (B, C, D) do not find strong support in the excerpts provided. Regina's relationship with Kiera is not mentioned; there is no evidence that Nancy is unaware of the extent of the bullying; and the focus on the election results is not addressed in this passage.