Question

The author wrote that Maya's mind "was empty, like a dry riverbed where there is cracked, baked earth and nothing lives" to reinforce the fact that Maya feels _______ about her trip to the administrative office?

1) Excited
2) Anxious
3) Indifferent
4) Relieved

Answer 1

The metaphor used to describe Maya's mind suggests that she feels indifferent about her trip to the administrative office.The correct option is C.

Step-by-step explanation:

The metaphor describing Maya's mind as 'empty, like a dry riverbed' suggests a lack of emotions or thoughts regarding her trip to the administrative office.

The correct answer that fits this description is option 3) Indifferent.

The imagery of 'cracked, baked earth where nothing lives' evokes a sense of barrenness and absence of life, which parallels the sense of emotional emptiness or detachment one would associate with indifference.

The comparison does not elicit feelings typically associated with excitement, anxiety, or relief, but rather a numbness to the situation at hand.The correct option is C.