The following passage (lines 24-26) adds to the development of the poem mainly by fill in the blank. “When Sonny Boy's mama died
He played nonstop all day, so hard
Our backboard splintered.”

Answer choices for the above question

A. explaining that some matters are so serious that they have no connection to basketball

B. suggesting that the lives of some of the players might be less than ideal

C. explaining why Sonny Boy stopped playing basketball

D. referring to a Greek god who was most famous for losing his mother as a child

B. suggesting that the lives of some of the players might be less than ideal  

Explanation:

The death of Sonny’s mother is the first time the boys in the poem have to deal with darker issues, which continues with the slap of the blackjack in line 30.

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question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

explanation:

explanatithe story "two kinds" , revolves around a strict relationship between a mother and daughter. the mother tries very hard to make sure her daughter jing mei , is successful in life and lives up to her full potential. the story explores alot of different themes. though , there is one theme that really stands out. you cant force someone to be something that their not.

jing mei's mother was an immagrant from china. she moved to the united states to give her daughter , jing mei , a better and successful life for her. and being raised in china with their strict rules and striving to be perfect took a toll on her and her daughters relationship. she pressures her daughter to be great and perfect all the time but it gets really hard for her to live up to her mothers standards. her mother believes that jing mei can be a child prodigy and prepares her to be and act like one. furthermore , the story ends with jing mei getting everything off her chest and seeing the dissappointment in her mothers eyes as she finds out her daughter has not lived up to her full potential. and her mother has finally gained an understanding of her daughter.

tbh ur lucky i answered because you only gave 5 points. it should have been like 50.