Read the passage from “initiation.”

millicent and bev took a bus ahead of the rest of the girls; they had to stand up on the way to lewiston square. bev seemed very cross about something. finally she said, "you were talking with herb dalton at lunch today."

"no," millicent said honestly.

"well, i saw you smile at him. that's practically as bad as talking. remember not to do it again."

which conclusion is best supported by the passage?

millicent feels confused by bev.
bev wants to embarrass millicent.
millicent is afraid of bev.
bev is jealous of millicent.

Bev is jealous.

Explanation:

Bev seems jealous because she is upset about Millicent having smiled at Herb. Although her accusation is false and Millicent did not actually talk to Herb as Bev claimed, she takes the situation out of context.

Millicent is not confused. she simply answered honestly. Nor does Bev want to embarrass Millicent. If anything, Bev was to embarrassed herself to mention something as trivial as a smile. Finally, there is no indication anywhere in the passage the Millicent is afraid of Bev despite Bev's demanding tone of voice.

B. Bev is jealous of Millicent

because of all the immigration, america became one big melting pot. the diversity of cultures from all over the world made america somewhat divided as well. people that immigrated stayed with their kind, and their traditions, while native born americans stayed with their kind and their traditions. normally, people born in american scorned the immigrants as well. the new religions also divided america. in summary, it took away from the american culture and identified america as the "melting pot."