Read the excerpt from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza. The Americans never drew an eagle on their flag. The red and the white were the same as on ours but why they liked blue better than green was just one of those peculiar things about Americans.

This excerpt is textual evidence that the author feels

lonely and homesick for his village and friends in Mexico.
curious and confused about an unfamiliar country.
scared and upset to be starting a new life.
scornful and embarrassed of his native homeland.

Ernesto most likely felt scared, questioning, and curious.

Scared: He wouldn't have examined it at first if he knew what it was, and most people are scared of new things

Questioning: As seen, he "examines it", which means he first questions it's usage

Curious: Ernesto wouldn't have experimented what it was, if he wasn't curious at first.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

the correct answer is (a) . answer should be simple, clear and brief.