AP English Literature and Composition Quiz
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In the excerpt below from an original drama, two siblings argue in a hospital waiting room. Which choice provides the best evidence to support the claim that Lena's anger is rooted in fear of abandonment rather than simple resentment?
[Stage: Plastic chairs. A vending machine hums. A digital clock clicks louder than it should.]
LENA: Don't say you're "back" like it's a gift.
OWEN: I came as soon as I heard.
LENA: You came when the nurses called the number you left on a form eight years ago.
OWEN: I didn't know how to—
LENA: (cuts in) You always don't know. You didn't know how to stay. You didn't know how to write.
OWEN: I'm here now.
LENA: (lowering her voice) Don't stand there like the door is still open behind you.
OWEN: It isn't.
LENA: (touches his sleeve, then snatches her hand away) Say you won't disappear when the machines stop beeping.
OWEN: Lena—
LENA: Say it. Say it like you mean it.
[A nurse passes; LENA straightens, suddenly composed.]
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