Read the lines from "The Courage That My Mother Had." That courage like a rock, which she

Has no more need of, and I have.

Which sentence best explains how the simile reflects on the speaker's mother?

It shows that she is weak.

It shows she was cold and heartless.

It shows she lacked courage.

It shows that she is strong.

C. A rock is strong, the mother is as strong as a rock.

Explanation:

The mother´s courage is as strong as a rock, it is unbreakable and the SPEAKER is now in urgent need of it"that courage like a rock..."

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.