Gina looked in the mirror at the bright red pustule on her nose. She poked at it carefully, afraid that it might burst on her dress. It was large and painful. The more she prodded it, the larger it got. This is not how it was supposed to go! Gina thought to herself. Then she began crying. Her mother yelled up the stairs, "Gina! Eric is here!" This news made Gina even more distraught. Now her makeup was running and just as she feared, some of it got on her dress. "Why me? Why today?" Gina lamented to herself between sobs and gasps.
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QUESTION: Which TWO sentences from the above passage BEST support the inference that Gina is upset at the beginning of the story? a. Her mother yelled up to the stairs, “Gina! Eric is here!” b. This news made Gina even more distraught. c. The more she prodded it, the larger it got. d. She poked at it carefully, afraid that it might burst on her dress. e. Gina looked in the mirror at the bright red pustule on her nose.
The two sentences that best support the inference that Gina is upset at the beginning of the story are:
d. She poked at it carefully, afraid that it might burst on her dress.
e. Gina looked in the mirror at the bright red pustule on her nose.