Read this excerpt from Alice Walker's "Everyday Use":"How do I look, Mama?" Maggie says, showing just enough of her thin body enveloped in pink skirt and red blouse for me to know she's there, almost hidden by the door."Come out into the yard," I say.Have you ever seen a lame animal, perhaps a dog run over by some careless person rich enough to own a car, sidle up to someone who is ignorant enough to be kind to him? That is the way my Maggie walks. She has been like this, chin on chest, eyes on ground, feet in shuffle, ever since the fire that burned the other house to the ground.¹Which statement best analyzes how Maggie sees herself?A.Maggie is shy and ashamed of how she looks.B.Maggie is graceful and believes she is a beautiful person.C.Maggie is afraid and thinks her mother will yell at her.D.Maggie is confident and knows she looks nice.
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Read this excerpt from Alice Walker's "Everyday Use":"How do I look, Mama?" Maggie says, showing just enough of her thin body enveloped in pink skirt and red blouse for me to know she's there, almost hidden by the door."Come out into the yard," I say.Have you ever seen a lame animal, perhaps a dog run over by some careless person rich enough to own a car, sidle up to someone who is ignorant enough to be kind to him? That is the way my Maggie walks. She has been like this, chin on chest, eyes on ground, feet in shuffle, ever since the fire that burned the other house to the ground.¹Which statement best analyzes how Maggie sees herself?A.Maggie is shy and ashamed of how she looks.B.Maggie is graceful and believes she is a beautiful person.C.Maggie is afraid and thinks her mother will yell at her.D.Maggie is confident and knows she looks nice.
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The statement that best analyzes how Maggie sees herself is A. Maggie is shy and ashamed of how she looks. The text describes her as hiding behind the door, walking with her chin on her chest and eyes on the ground, and shuffling her feet. These are all indications of a lack of self-confidence and a sense of shame or embarrassment about her appearance.
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