Question

Skyler is selecting a fiction text. She feels like she has read stories about many different cultures in the United States, so she wants to choose a text that will expose her to modern life in a culture from a different part of the world.

Based on this information, which text would be the best recommendation for Skyler?

a novel about a girl who moves from the United States to Japan and struggles to adapt
a novel about a girl who moves from Chicago to rural Iowa and struggles to adapt
a novel about a girl from Dallas who visits her American Indian relatives on a reservation in Oklahoma
a novel about the struggles of a young girl’s childhood while growing up in France during World War II

Answer 1

A novel about a girl who moves from the United States to Japan and struggles to adapt.

Reason: Skyler wants exposure to modern life in a culture outside the United States. The Japan story is set in a different country and (presumably) contemporary, while the Iowa and Oklahoma options are still U.S. settings and the France option is historical rather than modern.