Our football coach gathered us together are told us to run laps, lift weights, and scrimmage.
Answer: A. Elenita versus the music of her parents' homeland.
Explanation: in literature, a conflict is a struggle between opposite forces, usually between a character (the main character or a very important one) and himself (internal conflict), society or another character (external conflict). In the given excerpt from Gravity by Judith Ortiz Cofer we can see an example of an external conflict between a character (Elenita) and the music of her parents' homeland, which her mother used to listen to in the evenings.
The correct answer is Latifa compares the Taliban's oppression to a slow death. A metaphor is when you compare two things subtly. In this case, Latifa compares the Taliban's opression to a slow death.
A Glossary, is the name for the list of important words at the end of a non-fiction work. They are meant to help the reader with understanding the material and can sometimes appear in fiction work as well.
