Part A In “Uncle Marcos,” why do Clara and Uncle Marcos most likely get along so well?
A. Clara is the only child who is unafraid of Uncle Marcos.
B. They share a good imagination and a love for telling tales.
C. They both want to become pilots and are interested in planes.
D. Uncle Marcos has promised to give all his travel mementos to Clara.
Part B
Which passage from “Uncle Marcos” best supports the answer to Part A?
A. He sold his organ to a blind man and left the parrot to Clara.…
B. After three days the initial euphoria that had accompanied the first airplane flight in the country died down and no one gave the episode another thought, except for Clara, who continued to peer at the horizon.
C. The entire family wept as befit the occasion, except for Clara, who continued to watch the sky with the patience of an astronomer.
D. … Clara was the one with the greatest interest in and stamina for her uncle's stories. She could repeat each and every one of them.