Read the excerpt from “The Glass Menagerie.” AMANDA: Walking? Walking? In winter? Deliberately courting pneumonia in that light coat? Where did you walk to, Laura? LAURA: All sorts of places – mostly in the park. AMANDA: Even after you’d started catching that cold? LAURA: It was the lesser of two evils, Mother. I couldn’t go back up. I threw up – on the floor! Which choice best explains the effect of Amanda’s questions in the excerpt? They position Amanda as a critical person. They reveal Amanda’s distrust in Laura. They emphasize Amanda’s astonishment at Laura’s responses. They present Amanda as anxious about Laura’s health.
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