In paragraph 2, the author has the narrator tell her younger sister and brother a riddle most likely to- Demonstrate her affection for them Demonstrate her affection for them Reveal that they are too young to comprehend the conversation Reveal that they are too young to comprehend the conversation Get them involved in the conversation Get them involved in the conversation Find out if they know about the Texas horned lizard

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.

personaly i think it is a hope this !