Lucia is writing about an event in esperanza rising. she hadn't noticed that several trucks were already unloading workers nearby. then she heard it. first a small tittering and then louder. she turned around. a group of women were laughing at her. and in the middle of the group was marta, pointing. "¡la cenicienta! cinderella! " she laughed. which writing best describes how esperanza responds to this event? esperanza is so discouraged after hearing the laughter of the women that she drops her broom and runs back to the cabin. however, after an encouraging talk with her brother, esperanza feels the courage to try again.

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.