What evidence does the author provide in this passage to make samuel a credible character? a. the author makes samuel react understandably to the sudden violence and embarrassment. b. the author creates a situation in which samuel unrealistically refuses to fight back in the face of social humiliation. c. the author reinforces samuel's credibility by not having any of the other boys defend him. d. the author demonstrates that samuel refuses to get in the face of bullying.

Alvarez instruction active understanding characters what can you conclude about the daughters, based on the passage? check all that apply. her daughters would seek her out at night when she seemed to have a moment to talk to them: they were having trouble at school or they wanted her to persuade their father to give them permission to go into the city or to a shopping mall or a movie - in broad daylight, mami! laura would wave them out of her room. "the problem with you " the problem boiled down to the fact that they wanted to become americans and their father and their mother, too, at first - would have none of it. -“daughter of invention," julia alvarez they struggle to fit in. they feel supported by their mother. they value their mother's advice. they embrace american culture. they want to leave new york