read the excerpt from sunil's personal narrative. when i first came to the united states from india, i was frustrated by the assumptions people made about me and my culture. people often think that because i'm from india, i am a hindu. i'm actually malayali, from kerala, and i'm muslim. and the day that a girl at school asked me if it felt weird not living in a longhouse anymore really took the cake. india is known for a lot of different architectural styles, and a longhouse isn't one of them! but the misunderstandings about who i am and where i am from are only the tip of the iceberg. as a person of color, i've been called a lot of names here by people on the street, in the grocery store, in school—practically everywhere—and their underlying message is this: you have no right to feel safe here.
what function does this paragraph serve in the narrative?
it is a flashback to sunil's experiences in india. it is an exposition of sunil's background and the introduction to a conflict. it is a description of the action following sunil's solution to a conflict. it is a reflection on the solution to sunil's conflict.

It is an exposition of Sunil's background and the introduction to a conflict.

B

Explanation:  

Conflict is an element that creates characters in the story.

Conflict, therefore, is the main story in the plot.

Based on the given except. The narrator provides a personal narrative since the time he stepped in the US and his experiences of peoples assumptions on culture.

Therefore conflict starts at this time in the story since Sunil was struggling to live with her skin and culture among the whites since she was highly mistreated because she was from another race.

It is an exposition of Sunil's background and the introduction to a conflict.

covert: hidden or secret

candid: truthful and straightforward

what i get from these phrases is covert means undercover or underground and that's where the flower is in april. on the other hand, may is the month where flowers start to bloom and thats the reason why candid is being used as a word to describe the blossoming period of a flower.

hope this answer you.

it means that people are present over there who cares for us who loves us and we are never alone there is always a supporting hands behind us so never lose your hope and confidently move ahead to get success in your life.if you make mistakes there are people to make it correct