Which question would best a reader understand this
part of the story?
read the passage of rising action from "beautiful bellandia."
then, one sleepless night, alex realized what he must do.
he tied a note to peace's collar and took her to rin's home.
then he made his way to the beach. as the sun rose, he
saw three ships heading his way.
o how will alex confront the men on the ship?
why does alex have trouble sleeping?
how many ships are approaching the island?
where will alex leave peace?

the correct answer is:   [c]:

                    →     " leave it out. "  

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the significance of the title, "the passing", is related to the fact that the main characters, who are three african-american descendant women, are passing as white. this means that, because of their light-coloured skins they look like white women. one of the three friends, clare, is married to a white man and she lives in a white community and she has never told her husband that she is black. the title can easily be connected to the idea of pretending to be someone you are not and of losing your real identity in order to be accepted by society.

the correct answer is d