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A. Gautam
Gianna knew she was blessed with the best parents one could wish for. They had taught her resilience and strength and that love would conquer all. After her father’s accident, he was prone to seizures and he couldn’t risk driving, let alone fly planes like he used to. But, he accepted his new life and was thankful to be around more for Gianna. If there was anything at all that Gianna needed, her father would realize the wish.
And there was Gianna’s mother, the glue to it all. She was beautiful, brilliant, and brave. She was once a famous travel writer and a flight attendant. Now, she worked as a social media writer for a local publishing company.
“Do you miss your old life?” Gianna asked her mother at her roller blade birthday party.
“I miss it like I miss my root canal,” Virginia said, keeping her longing suppressed. “Besides, you can travel anywhere in books. I travel all the time.” She tried harder and harder to smile.
Gianna giggled in the safety of her mother’s arms.
Question
Read this dialogue from paragraph 4 of chapter 2.
“I miss it like I miss my root canal,” Virginia said, keeping her longing suppressed.
What does Virginia’s dialogue mean?
Responses
A She doesn’t want her daughter to know how she really feels. She doesn’t want her daughter to know how she really feels.
B She compares her feelings to more painful experiences. She compares her feelings to more painful experiences.
C She is too unhappy to think of lighter words to her daughter.She is too unhappy to think of lighter words to her daughter.
D She misses her old painful experiences for complicated reasons. She misses her old painful experiences for complicated reasons.
Gianna knew she was blessed with the best parents one could wish for. They had taught her resilience and strength and that love would conquer all. After her father’s accident, he was prone to seizures and he couldn’t risk driving, let alone fly planes like he used to. But, he accepted his new life and was thankful to be around more for Gianna. If there was anything at all that Gianna needed, her father would realize the wish.
And there was Gianna’s mother, the glue to it all. She was beautiful, brilliant, and brave. She was once a famous travel writer and a flight attendant. Now, she worked as a social media writer for a local publishing company.
“Do you miss your old life?” Gianna asked her mother at her roller blade birthday party.
“I miss it like I miss my root canal,” Virginia said, keeping her longing suppressed. “Besides, you can travel anywhere in books. I travel all the time.” She tried harder and harder to smile.
Gianna giggled in the safety of her mother’s arms.
Question
Read this dialogue from paragraph 4 of chapter 2.
“I miss it like I miss my root canal,” Virginia said, keeping her longing suppressed.
What does Virginia’s dialogue mean?
Responses
A She doesn’t want her daughter to know how she really feels. She doesn’t want her daughter to know how she really feels.
B She compares her feelings to more painful experiences. She compares her feelings to more painful experiences.
C She is too unhappy to think of lighter words to her daughter.She is too unhappy to think of lighter words to her daughter.
D She misses her old painful experiences for complicated reasons. She misses her old painful experiences for complicated reasons.
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The correct response is **A**: She doesn’t want her daughter to know how she really feels.
In the dialogue, Virginia uses the metaphor of missing her root canal to suggest that she doesn't genuinely miss her former life. This indicates that she is downplaying her feelings and trying to keep a positive front for her daughter, reflecting her desire to shield Gianna from her true emotions.
In the dialogue, Virginia uses the metaphor of missing her root canal to suggest that she doesn't genuinely miss her former life. This indicates that she is downplaying her feelings and trying to keep a positive front for her daughter, reflecting her desire to shield Gianna from her true emotions.