This question has two parts. First, answer Part A$.$ Then, answer Part B$.$

Part A

Read this excerpt from Passage $12,$ lines $1113.$

They watch us$,$ gleaning with expert kindness

every crumb of good will dropped in our haste

from ritual to ritual; $...$

What does the metaphor found in these lines mean?

Responses

The speaker is too busy to entertain her younger cousins.

The speaker is too busy to entertain her younger cousins.

The cousins observe the community outreach their family does.

The cousins observe the community outreach their family does.

The speaker is limited in how much food she can share with her cousins.

The speaker is limited in how much food she can share with her cousins.

The cousins appreciate small gestures of kindness in a fast$-$paced culture.

The cousins appreciate small gestures of kindness in a fast$-$paced culture.

Question $2$

Part B

What does the metaphor in Part A suggest?

Responses

Joy can be taken from many places.

Joy can be taken from many places.

People notice others who are nice to them.

People notice others who are nice to them.

Learning the language is only part of adapting to a new country.

Learning the language is only part of adapting to a new country.

People should only speak kindly to others different from themselves.

People should only speak kindly to others different from themselves.