Question

Read the following excerpt from Chapter 4 of Before We Were Free.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Read the following excerpt from Chapter 4 of Before We Were Free.

“One last big favor to ask you, mi amor. No more writing in your diary for the time being.” “That’s so unfair!” Mami gave me the diary for Christmas. Telling me not to write in it is like taking away my only present.“I know it is, Anita.” Mami wipes away my tears with her thumbs. “For now, we have to be like the little worm in the cocoon of the butterfly. All closed up and secret until the day...” She spreads her arms as if they were wings.

Based on these lines, what does the diary represent to Anita?

A

The diary represents the strong bond Anita feels with her mother

B

The diary represents Anita’s favorite holiday, Christmas

C

The diary represents a valued space where Anita can write her thoughts freely.

D

The diary represents the literal transformation of a worm becoming a butterfly.