Question

Read the excerpt from "Dwaina Brooks.”

Then one afternoon, Dwaina talked with a young man who had been without a home for a long time.

"What do you need?" she asked him.

"I need a job and a permanent home," he replied.

"Well, I can't give you that," she answered impatiently. "I don't have a job either. Don't you need anything else?"

"Yeah. I would love a really good meal again."

How is Dwaina affected by her conversation with the young man?

She decides to keep sending her lunch money to the shelter.
She realizes that there is something she can do to help him.
She realizes that she is unable to help make his life any better.

Answer 1

She realizes that there is something she can do to help him.

Explanation: Although she can't give him a job or a home, his wish for a good meal suggests a smaller, immediate way she can help — unlike the other choices, the passage implies she can still do something useful.