Polly, age 14, is a Protestant girl, who is preparing for confirmation. Her "Polly, age 14, is a Protestant girl, who is prepari
ng for confirmation. Her friend Joel, age 13, is a Jewish boy, preparing for his bar mitzvah. Both adolescents are getting ready for a religious" Joel, age 13, is a Jewish boy, preparing for his bar mitzvah. Both adolescents are getting ready for a religious __________.A) transition to full membership in their faith. B) event that traditionally requires a large party and gifts.
C) rite of passage.
D) None of these choices are correct.
"The sensation developed into pain that grew acute. And still he endured it, holding the flames of matches clumsily to the bark that would not light readily because his own burning hands were in the way, absorbing most of the flame."
