100 POINTS AND BRAINLESSLY IF RIGHT.! I Which passage is the best summary of "The Speech"?
Samir practices his speech and searches for
answers for questions he has had about his family's
Indian ancestry.
Samir gives a speech about his family's immigration
experience and, in the process of preparing, comes
to appreciate his family's story and the importance of
sharing stories.
Samir gives a speech to relay his parents'
immigration experience and gains a deeper
appreciation for the beauty and history of the place
they left behind

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house