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Vexed has several definitions:
- (of a problem or issue) difficult and much debated; problematic, "the vexed question of how much money the government is going to spend"
- annoyed, frustrated, or worried, "I'm very vexed with you!"
- make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters, "the memory of the conversation still vexed him'.
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.
Answer:
The cake was done by Mother
B.
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