Question

Yup, she says disgusted, stirring again. I was a smart cookie then.

—"A Smart Cookie,"
Sandra Cisneros

Which inference can you make about how the choice to quit school affected the mother’s life?

She regrets her decision as an adult.
She wishes she could go to school now.
Her choice was wrong, but it worked out.
Her choice was a good one that led to other good choices.

Answer 1

She regrets her decision as an adult.

Why: her tone is “disgusted” and she speaks of being “a smart cookie then,” implying she recognizes lost potential. The line suggests remorse about quitting school rather than pride or satisfaction.