We are the pearl divers' daughters skinning the ocean of her abalone 9 scales, planting oyster seeds in each other's vertebrae. Our mothers carved veins into the sea with reinvented air, wrists scarred in rows and rings- octopl and coral-legs scissoring against the sun, the space between their thighs profound as trenches. Haenyeo, we name them pearl divers whose songs build and blossom like barrel-fires or anemones, 0 They press our shoulders agalnst the ribs of whale sharks, our palms on dotted black rays. Read the question carefully and select the best answer. Which of these statements is best supported by the following passage (lines 4 6)? Our mothers carved veins into the sea with reinvented air, wrists scarred in rows and rings. octopl and coral-legs scissoring against the sun, A. The mothers used scuba gear to breathe underwater. B. The coral and octopi left differently shaped scars on the mothers'bodies. C. The daughters are developing innovative ways to keep their mothers alive under the water. D. Some of the mothers attempted suicide.

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We are the pearl divers' daughters skinning the ocean of her abalone 9 scales, planting oyster seeds in each other's vertebrae. Our mothers carved veins into the sea with reinvented air, wrists scarred in rows and rings- octopl and coral-legs scissoring against the sun, the space between their thighs profound as trenches. Haenyeo, we name them pearl divers whose songs build and blossom like barrel-fires or anemones, 0 They press our shoulders agalnst the ribs of whale sharks, our palms on dotted black rays. Read the question carefully and select the best answer. Which of these statements is best supported by the following passage (lines 4 6)? Our mothers carved veins into the sea with reinvented air, wrists scarred in rows and rings. octopl and coral-legs scissoring against the sun, A. The mothers used scuba gear to breathe underwater. B. The coral and octopi left differently shaped scars on the mothers'bodies. C. The daughters are developing innovative ways to keep their mothers alive under the water. D. Some of the mothers attempted suicide.

Answer 1

The best supported statement by the passage is option B. The coral and octopi left differently shaped scars on the mothers' bodies.

Answer 2

## Step 1The first step in solving this problem is to understand the context of the passage. The passage describes the mothers of the daughters as carving veins into the sea with reinvented air, and their wrists are scarred in rows and rings. The scarred wrists are associated with octopus and coral, which are marine creatures.## Step 2Next, we need to analyze each of the given options in light of the passage. ## Step 3Option A suggests that the mothers used scuba gear to breathe underwater. However, the passage does not mention any scuba gear.## Step 4Option B suggests that the coral and octopi left differently shaped scars on the mothers' bodies. This aligns with the passage, which mentions the scarred wrists associated with octopus and coral.## Step 5Option C suggests that the daughters are developing innovative ways to keep their mothers alive under the water. However, the passage does not mention any such efforts by the daughters.## Step 6Option D suggests that some of the mothers attempted suicide. However, the passage does not mention any such attempts.

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