Question

Use the visual elements from the graphic novel to answer the question.

Five panels show a scene at Sayuri’s house involving Sayuri, Hisao, and Sayuri’s mother.
Source: Excerpt from ANIMUS by Antoine Revoy. Copyright © 2018 by Antoine Revoy. Reprinted by permission of First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership. All Rights Reserved.

The first panel shows a full moon. The second panel shows the outside of Sayuri's house at night. Someone says, “Sayuri.” The dialogue bubble appears with two small pointers. The third panel shows Sayuri's mother standing on the stairs. She yells, “SA-YU-RI!” The dialogue bubble appears with two small pointers and one long, sharp pointer pointing toward Sayuri's mother. The fourth panel shows Sayuri's mother standing at the bottom of the staircase looking up and says, “Please come down. It's time for your piano lesson.” The dialogue bubble appears with multiple small pointers and one long, sharp pointer pointing toward Sayuri's mother. Sayuri answers, “Coming! We've almost finished!” The dialogue bubble appears with multiple small pointers and one long, sharp pointer pointing toward the doorway at the top of the staircase. The fifth panel shows Hisao and Sayuri sitting in Sayuri's room using the computer. Sayuri's cat is sitting on the desk. They search: Burial Crimes… Burial Crimes… The text bubble appears oval.
Which conclusion can you draw about Sayuri’s mother from the shape of the dialogue bubbles and the background graphics in the panels?

(1 point)

Her voice increases in volume as the dialogue proceeds.

She doesn’t know where Sayuri is.

She is an angry person.

She is worried Sayuri hates piano.

In the beginning, she calmly calls for Sayuri.

Answer 1

Her voice increases in volume as the dialogue proceeds.

(The dialogue bubbles go from small pointers to larger, sharp pointers and more graphic emphasis, showing she calls more loudly.)