The story takes place during the Great Depression.
Answer:
C. "..... I had to walk nearly a mile ... yet I made the trip gladly"
Explanation:
'Coming of age' exemplifies a genre that deals with the growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood. Bildungsroman also illustrates the sub-genre of this genre. 'Farewell to Manzanar' depicts the life experiences of Jeanne Wakatsuki. <em>The story of Wakatsuki too displays a coming of age story as it begins with her childhood and moves forward to her growing up as an adult and struggle with the conflicts of life. Thus, the above phrase displays a coming of age story as it talks about the trip(her growth).</em>
While Padmi looks frantically for her pen, her sister calmly writes with it. "While Padmi looks frantically for her pen," cannot stand alone. Using it in "While Padmi looks frantically for her pen, her sister calmly writes with it." makes it dependent on the second part of the sentence.