Read this excerpt from "gravity" by judith ortiz cofer:

papi's reasons for not going back to puerto rico with us varied from year to year: not the right time, not enough money, he was needed here by mr. reyes. it was only years later that i learned through my mother's stories that jorge was ashamed of the fact that he could not provide for us the kinds of luxuries my mother had had growing up in a middle-class family in puerto rico.

what is the best example of cultural conflict in this excerpt?

a. jorge versus his family's economic status

b. elenita versus larry reyes

c. elenita versus "early puerto rican" décor

d. jorge versus life in puerto rico

In this excerpt, the characters describe the nature of

In a short story the narrator's word choice

Jenna stood in front of the closed door. she knew she hadevery right to be here. your exam scores are just as high ascora's, she said to herself. there's no reason you shouldhave been left off the math team while cora was namedcaptain. she had never been one to rock the boat, but shecouldn't just let this lie. she pushed the door open and saw ms. jenson, the mathteam advisor, sitting at her desk. "ms. jenson? can i talk toyou for a minute? " her voice wavered, but she tried to lookconfident."sure," said ms. jenson, "but i hope this isn't about namingcora captain of the math team. i'm afraid my decision isfinal."jenna took a deep breath and prepared to plead her case. which statement best describes the external conflict in this passage?