Answer:
From the opening sentence, we understand that there are thirteen bubbles that floated in the milk.
The author described the bubbles as "transparent hemispheres gleamed like souvenirs of the summer days just past, rich with blue reflections of the sky and of shadowy greens".
The effect of the author's choice of words was that of imagery as it helped the readers to "see" the bubbles in their mind's eye with such clarity as it was so succinctly described.
The author further described John's actions as he used the spoon to scoop the milk and swallow it in such a way that suggested he was either very hungry or in a hurry.
"John Hawkins jabbed the bubble closest to him with his spoon,. . .there was no mark of where it had been"
This description had the effect of making the readers know how eager John was to consume the milk and how quickly the ripples vanished.
The readers can also infer that John consumed the milk in an aggressive manner because of the way he jabbed at the ripple closest to him in his effort to drink the milk.
The inference that can be deduced from the statement made by the mother is that D. The family is running out of food and has no money to buy more.
<h3>What is an inference?</h3>
It should be noted that an inference simply means the conclusion that can be derived from the evidence given.
In this case, the mother said, "Yam and manioc / taste lovely / blended with rice" because she wanted to brighten the food shortages as the wat approached their home near Saigon.
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The correct answer is D.
None of the words in this excerpt needs to be explain since they can all be understrood through context.
The world "passé" may be in a foreign language and unfamiliar for some of the readers, but the sentence structure helps understand its meaning from context.
The word "markerspace" is described in the same sentence, and therefore does not need further explanation.
The phrase "staying power" may be new for some readers but its meaning can be easily deducted from the word choice and the context of the sentence.
T.S Eliot's "The Waste Land" and Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales differ in their interpretation as they describe April's showers. In "The Waste Land", T.S Eliot described it as "sweet", but in The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer, he described it as cruel. Hope this answer helps.
