Question

Which detail from the story provides the best clue that the narrator's relationship with his mother changed after his sister's death?

Answer 1

The detail from the story which provides the best clue that the narrator's relationship with his mother changed after his sister's death is:

B. "I believe that she broke her capacity to fully love the rest of her children. Or maybe to fully love me." (Paragraph 22)

• This question refers to "You don't have to say you love me," by Sherman Alexie. The author relates how his mother tragically lost three loved ones.

• The author's mother, in a matter of months, lost her brother, mother, and daughter. It was as if grief had come to permanently stay in her life.

• After losing her daughter, something changed in her. The author feels that she also lost the capacity to love him and his brother.

• As a teenager, he was angry. But his own love for her did not fade. He knew he would have to face life alone, but he did so bravely.

I was able to find the answer choices for this question online. They are the following:

A. "Today, as a non-superstitious adult, I still worry that I'm at fault. It's a ridiculous narcissistic worry." (Paragraph 10)

B. "I believe that she broke her capacity to fully love the rest of her children. Or maybe to fully love me." (Paragraph 22)

C. "I mourned with her and for her." (Paragraph 33)

D. "She didn't cry out my name. She didn't whisper it." (Paragraph 35)

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