4.how does the author’s decision to use her own memories as the exposition in “first love” affect the text?

a. it builds suspense because the reader wonders how this experience led to the author’s later attitudes about love and relationships.

b. it illustrates her idea that a person’s first romantic relationship often serves as a pattern that later romantic relationships will also follow.

c. it allows her to relate her state of mind at age 14 and, thereby, lay the foundation for the events and conflict that follows.

d. it provides a personal perspective that keeps the text from becoming too analytical or boring.

i just took the test and the correct answer would be option C.

It allows her to relate her state of mind at age 14 and, thereby, lay the foundation for the events and conflict that follows.

answer: yes, ive read this book! now whats the problem ?

explanation:

answer: b) bubbling its way

explanation: an adjective is a word or a group of words that modifies a noun (name, thing, place,

in this case, the first option "to heartily enjoy" isn't describing or modifying any noun, the third option "hiking along merrily" is describing an action but it doesn't modify any noun, the last option "beside us" is just a preposition that indicates position, so the correct answer is the second one: "bubbling its way" because it is modifying the noun "stream".