Explanation for Question 9 From the Reading Section on the 2019 April Sat
Number nine based on the passage, it can be reasonably inferred that Selia tells 2 the narrator about leaving Panama lines, 3 91 to 96, primarily too. 4 So let's go to lines 91 through 96 and reread that part, 5 Sally against me for a long time before she said, 6 when we left Panama, it was falling apart Rapha, 7 and I thought it would be better for the boys to grow up here. 8 Even though Panama was where we had spent our whole lives. 9 It's amazing. Isn't it? What parents will do for their children. 10 So this last sentence is really important. 11 If we go back to get a little bit of context, 12 they had just had this uncomfortable conversation about where 13 the narrator's daughter's going to school. 14 So it was a little bit embarrassed. 15 And then they start saying, it's temporary. 16 She's going to get better. I've heard it's a good school. 17 I hope so. It's why we came then after that Selia gazed at her 18 for a long time before she said that whole paragraph part. 19 So after we get that context of knowing why Selia said this, 20 we can tell that it's to try and comfort the narrator, 21 um, due to the situation surrounding her daughter. 22 So now, if we look at our answer choices, 23 we know that the answer is D assure the narrator that she understands 24 and empathizes with her.