8th Grade Reading Quiz
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Original text (short story excerpt):
In 1931, the town library smelled of paste and coal smoke. Mina kept her gloves on even indoors, not because she was proud but because the building was always cold. She copied down words she didn't yet understand, "evidence," "appeal," "verdict," and tried them silently, as if her mouth could learn courage by practicing. Outside, men in hats argued about the price of bread. Inside, the only sound was the scratch of Mina's pencil and the slow turning of pages. When the librarian finally spoke, it was a warning, not a welcome: "Girls don't need those books." Mina nodded politely. She did not argue. She only slid the book closer to herself, inch by inch, like someone pulling a blanket higher in the night.
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The film updates the setting to a modern public library with bright lights and computers. Mina wears a hoodie and earbuds. The men arguing outside become a news clip playing on a wall-mounted TV about rising rent. The librarian's line is kept, but delivered jokingly, and Mina rolls her eyes and smirks.
Which option best analyzes the film's fidelity to the text and evaluates the director's choices?
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