Part A

Which statement best describes a flaw Malik overcomes during the course of the narrative?


(a) Malik struggles to make new friends.


(b) Malik does not understand his mother.


(c) Malik stubbornly resists change.


(d) Malik dislikes traveling.

Question 2
Part B

Reread paragraph 2.

Which detail from the text best reveals the flaw Malik overcomes?


(a) Malik does not leave his home for a full month because he does not want to travel around Japan.


(b) Malik refuses to do things he previously enjoyed because he did not want to move to Japan.


(c) Malik doesn’t like the other teenagers at the base because they are unfriendly.


(d) Malik visits a museum when his mother forces him to do so.