Question

Please help me with this question it is so confusing! For the first one I am stuck between C and D. Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks! Btw this is from a short story called “About Russell” written by Rita Williams Garcia.

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative.
Part A
One theme of "About Russell" by Rita Williams-Garcia is that people cannot be forced to change.
Which detail best explains how the author develops this theme over the course of the text?


A)The author includes anecdotes about Russell being a mathematical genius.



B)The author includes anecdotes about Russell having friends and a girlfriend.

C) The author tells about seeing Russell as a grown-up and accepting him as is.




D)The author tells of multiple attempts to help Russell that went unanswered by him.


Question 2
Part B
Which quotation from the text best supports the conclusion that Russell is never going to change?


A)”He’d run five miles in the morning, then read in the evenings when he came home from work."




B)”We were all grown and out of the house, except for Russell."




C)”All of Russell’s prospects were far from his grasp, physically and mentally."



D)”Russell’s strongest weapon was his 'NO' and he used it often."

Answer 1

Answer: Part A: The author tells of multiple attempts to help Russell that went unanswered by him.

Part B :"Russell’s strongest weapon was his 'NO' and he used it often."

Explanation: I took the test and got A wrong but showed me that B was correct. I hope this helps people bc Im mad that someone told me the wrong answer. Much Love <3

Answer 2

Answer:

part A : The author tells of multiple attempts to help Russell that went unanswered by him ( D )

part B : Russell's strongest weapon was his 'NO' and he used it often ( D )

Explanation:

The story  "About Russell " was a short story written by Rita Williams this story is classified a narrative non fiction story because it talks about the experience of the author in the story. the short story " About Russell " has some characters in it, in as much as it is basically about the authors experience . such characters involved which are main characters in the story are Russell and Rita who is the Author, the other characters involved are sherry, Roseland and also the elements that qualified the story as A non fiction story are the events. narrators and the settings of the story.