Which of these details from the passage best shows that the house on Mango Street represents unfulfilled dreams?
A
“Out back is a small garage..."
B
“...four little elms the city planted by the curb.”
C
...this was the house Mama dreamed up in the stories...”
D
"...the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all?"

June and sylvio speak to mr. teller in the driveway of their farmhouse. it is raining hard, and they all carry umbrellas. a dog sits on the steps of the house. june: we didn’t think you’d be coming back for the puppy. mr. teller: i said i would when i dropped the puppy off. sylvio: yes, but that was months ago. we thought you’d be back for the puppy in a couple days. now she’s a full-grown dog. we have raised her ourselves, we built her her own doghouse, and we love her. mr. teller: but she’s my dog. i only dropped her off at your house for safekeeping since i had to go out of town on business. now i’m back and i want my dog back. what is the setting of this play? a basket a farm a doghouse a trip

What is the primary theme of ha jin’s “a decade”?

Which of these phrases is an example of understatement?