Read this excerpt from "The Medicine Bag". Nothning borhered cheryl about bringing her ftiends to see grandpa. Every day after schools started, there'd be a crew of giggling little girls or round-eyed little boy crowded around the old man on the patio, where he'd gotten in the habit of sitting every afternoon.
Grandpa would smile in his gentle way and patiently answer their questions, or he'd tell them stories of brave warriors, ghosts, animals; and the kids listened in awed silence. those little guys thought Grandpa was great.

which statement best describes a symbol in this excerpt?

a. Cheryl is Martin's younger sister.
b. Cheryl represents childhood innocence.
c. The little kids are curious about Grandpa.
d. The little kids represent warriors and ghosts.

B

Explanation:

A symbol are often characters, settings, images, or other motifs that stand in for bigger ideas. Since this is multiple choice, B is the best choice. A and C wouldn't work because that is a fact shown in the excerpt. D wouldn't work because the excerpt doesn't give enough information on how the children could represent warriors and ghosts, so it doesn't fit. B is the best choice because "a crew of giggling little girls or round-eyed little boy crowded around the old man on the patio" gives a sense of child-like innocence, which Cheryl is bringing.

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answer: the correct answer is b. an essay that connects the writer's experience with a topic of significance and of reader interest.

explanation: the key words are here "personal experience" since personal essays give insights about peoples' experiences in life and introduce us in their unique world that can be or not to related to our lives but interests us because we are human beings and share the same condition universally.