Garrick's sister was nine and a genius. She looked up from her maps . . . I watched her do it once, one Saturday when I was over and Garrick and I played Risk for three hours at the table. Andi sat with us, a table spoon in front of her, didn't move or say a thing the whole time, and when we finally stood up, the spoon had a little twist in its handle.
Which sentence best explains how this passage represents an example of magical realism?
The author creates a confusing and contradictory world in which the magic and story elements are entirely impossible.
The author introduces magical elements into a realistic world, and the magical elements are treated as ordinary by the characters.
The passage creates an entirely magical world in which all the characters have magical abilities.
The author creates a magical world with ordinary characters and abilities.
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The sentence that best explains how this passage represents an example of magical realism is:
The author introduces magical elements into a realistic world, and the magical elements are treated as ordinary by the characters.
This is evident in the way the twist in the spoon is presented without any elaborate explanation or emphasis on the magic itself, suggesting that it's an accepted part of the characters' reality.
