Question

not just because of its newness. It was a place built with the labor of a rough-hewn merchant whose eye was distracted from accounts only by his wife, Bahija. It serves as a reminder of a period of rare cultivation and unimaginable tragedy, it announces what a well-intentioned but imperfect man can make of life. Isber's creation speaks of what he loved and what sustained him; it reminds us that everyday places say much, quietly. The double doors of the entrance are tall and wide for men like Isber, not types to be shut in.

8 Isber, whose daughter Raeefa gave birth to my father, was my great-grandfather. I came of age with remembrances that conjured him back to life, tales that made him real and transported my family to his world, a stop gone missing on recent maps: Jedeidet Marjayoun. This is the way my family refers to our town, our hometown. Never Jedeida, never just Mariayoun We use the full name a bow of respect since for us the place was the beginning. It was bayt where we can be.

Part A

Which sentence best describes the author's attitude toward Isber?

1. The author hopes to achieve as much in his own life as Isber achieved.

2. The author admires Isber but also believes he was a complicated person.

3. The author feels gratitude to Isber but questions the purity of his motives.

4. The author believes Isber was wrong to send his children away to America.

Answer 1

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2. The author admires Isber but also believes he was a complicated person.