A. Gautam
Quin missed Gwen even though she was on the other side of the wall. From the time they shared a womb, the siblings were inseparable. This time though, a bad case of the flu had kept the twins apart. Gwen had soccer matches coming up and couldn’t afford to get sick. Quin was missing his winter rehearsals and possibly recitals, and he seemed sadder than a withering bouquet of roses.
He could hear Gwen singing to herself as she cleaned the room. He could hear her as she read her books out loud. She had always kept quiet and never even hummed the songs she would listen to let alone read aloud from the novels she was reading. Quin had no idea why Gwen was suddenly a sound machine.
“I miss you, bro,” she would say sometimes and knock on the wall.
Quin was too weak to even knock back. He was barely keeping the food his mama prepared for him. She was checking on him with disposable gloves on. Mrs. Lee got too little time off work and couldn’t afford to get sick herself. Old neighbor Mrs. Ali would bring Quin soup and crackers in the afternoon and check his temperature and call Mrs. Lee to update. Quin knew he was lucky to be loved by these wonderful souls.
Question
What is something the reader knows but Quin does not?
Responses
A Gwen is sad about missing her athletic events. Gwen is sad about missing her athletic events.
B Gwen wants to hear him play his music. Gwen wants to hear him play his music.
C Gwen doesn’t know the neighbor is helping them.Gwen doesn’t know the neighbor is helping them.
D Why Gwen is making a lot of sounds in her room Why Gwen is making a lot of sounds in her room
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The correct response is D: Why Gwen is making a lot of sounds in her room.
Quin is unaware of the reasons behind Gwen's sudden vocal activities, as he reflects on her quiet nature in the past. The reader knows there could be emotional motivations behind her behavior, which Quin does not realize.
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