Question

HELP ASAP!

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Read the excerpt from The Red Umbrella.
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After we got our bags, George made a quick call on a nearby pay phone, and then took us outside to his light green station wagon. It was a sunny day in Miami, exactly the same as in Cuba, but there was a difference. In Cuba, the air seemed to taste sweeter, as if there were mangoes growing nearby or your mother had just cooked your favorite dish. Here, although I was only a couple hundred miles away, everything felt more sterile, like I’d just walked into an office building. The rhythm of life was different, too. The pulsing sound of people speaking Spanish around me, or the music that would surprise your ears as you passed by an open window, was missing. In Miami, the sounds of cars filled the air, but I couldn’t get the pulse of the city. I was sure it was there, so maybe I wasn’t listening close enough. Maybe I just didn’t want to hear. . . .
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George had been talking about American life and telling stories since we’d left the airport, but I couldn’t concentrate on his words. I was grateful that we all spoke Spanish, so it wasn’t that I couldn’t understand. I just couldn’t listen. My mind was elsewhere.
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How does the setting affect how Lucía reacts to George?
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A: She is relieved to meet a friendly person in a new area.
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B: She protects Frankie from a suspicious person in a new place.
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C: She feels distant and separate from this stranger in a new place.
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D: She trusts him because he knows the area well and she does not.

Answer 1

The setting affects how Lucía reacts to George by making her feel distant and separate from this stranger in a new place.

In the excerpt, Lucía describes how Miami feels more sterile compared to Cuba, where the air tasted sweeter and the sounds and rhythm of life were different. She feels disconnected from the environment, which likely contributes to her inability to concentrate on George's words.

Therefore, the correct answer is C: She feels distant and separate from this stranger in a new place.