According to this excerpt, what is causing montague’s concerns about romeo?

a. romeo has been crying and shutting himself away in his darkened room.
b. romeo has been causing many fights in the streets of verona.
c. romeo has been keeping many secrets from his mother and father.
d. romeo has been avoiding his friends and family members.

according to benvolio, who caused the fight?

a. the servants of both houses
b. the capulet servants and tybalt
c. the montagues and benvolio
d. the people of verona

Answer:

A. Romeo has been crying and shutting himself away in his darkened room.

Montague states that he is worried about his son, Romeo. He claims that he often looks sad, with tears in his eyes, and constantly sighing. He also draws the curtains as soon as the sun comes out, and always wants to be in the dark.

A. the servants of both houses.

Benvolio explains that he saw the servants of both houses fighting. It was them who initiated the fight. However, as Benvolio wanted to separate them, Tybalt wanted to join them.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.