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A student argues that the narrator of the story regards her hometown with affection rather than resentment.

Which quotation from the story would best support the student's claim?

  1. A. 'The streets were narrow and the winters long, and I would not have traded a single one of them.'Correct
  2. B. 'I counted the days until I could leave.'
  3. C. 'The town had two thousand people and one traffic light.'
  4. D. 'My father worked at the mill for thirty years.'

Answer: A. 'The streets were narrow and the winters long, and I would not have traded a single one of them.'

Naming the town's hardships and refusing to trade them away is affection.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. 'I counted the days until I could leave.'
Counting the days to leave is resentment or restlessness, not affection.
C. 'The town had two thousand people and one traffic light.'
A neutral description with no attitude.
D. 'My father worked at the mill for thirty years.'
A fact about the narrator's father, not the narrator's feelings about the town.

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