Question

I’m terrified. But at the same time I feel like my passion and conviction in Islam are bursting inside me and I want to prove to myself that I’m strong enough to wear a badge of my faith. I believe it will make me feel so close to God. Because it’s pretty hard to walk around with people staring at your “towel-head” and not feel kind of pleased with yourself—if you manage to get through the stares and comments with your head held high.

–Does My Head Look Big in This?,
Randa Abdel-Fattah

Which statement best explains why this text is realistic fiction?

The story involves a conflict between faith and fitting in.
The narrator tells the story from the first-person point of view.
The narrator describes personal feelings about her faith.
The dialogue reveals the narrator’s true feelings about life.

Answer 1

The story involves a conflict between faith and fitting in.

Reason: realistic fiction deals with believable, everyday situations and social conflicts—here the struggle between practicing faith publicly and fitting in is a realistic, plausible dilemma. The other choices describe narrative voice or feelings, not what makes it "realistic" fiction.