In The Excerpt the Author makes it clear that answer choice (C)
Is Correct 
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Answer:B
Explanation: A linking verb connects a subject to a verb and also describes the action that is done by the subject. The linking verb cannot express an action on its own. It needs the subject of the sentence to express an action.
An example of a linking verb is "be" which is the most commonly used. The purpose of "be" is to indicate the state of the action subject in a sentence. 
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
It is an exposition of Sunil's background and the introduction to a conflict.
Answer: B
Explanation:  
Conflict is an element that creates characters in the story.
Conflict, therefore, is the main story in the plot.
Based on the given except. The narrator provides a personal narrative since the time he stepped in the US and his experiences of peoples assumptions on culture.
Therefore conflict starts at this time in the story since Sunil was struggling to live with her skin and culture among the whites since she was highly mistreated because she was from another race.