Willa cather's roots were in . nebraska. kansas. new york

Nebraska.

Explanation:

Willa Cather was an American writer who wrote famous novels about life on the frontier. Though born in Virginia, her family moved to Nebraska when she was 9 years old. It was here that she attended school and also got inspired for her frontier novels. Her earliest novel were a product of her life and experiences in the western state of Nebraska. Living in the frontier along with the European- Americans, immigrants and native Americans, she got to experience their cultures which form the basis of majority of her literary works.

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.

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