Part A. The passage from Confetti Girl begins with the narrator's memories of her mother (paragraph 1). The passage from Tortilla Sun ends with Izzy's thoughts about the baseball that belonged to her father (paragraph 46). How do these paragraphs contribute to an understanding of both narrators? A The paragraphs suggest the efforts the narrators will go to so that they may please their parents.
B. The paragraphs emphasize the fact that they narrators may not be reporting events truthfully. C. The paragraphs highlight the narrators' strong desire to regain a sense of closeness.
D. The paragraphs reveal that the narrators have little reason to feel upset about their present situations.