Answer: B. His mom wants to be closer to family.
Explanation:
In this story, Marco and his mother, Teresa, move to Florida so Teresa can be with her mother, Lita, who had just lot her husband, Marco's grandfather. Marco's mother thought this the right thing to do because she did not want her mother to be all alone at such a difficult time.
The pair originally lived in Detroit where Marco has a lot of friends as well as being active in the school hockey team.
The effect of the simile in this passage makes the passage more interesting and gives it that extra "boost" to help the reader understand what is going on.
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