And after seeing, once again, my mother's disappointed face, something inside me began to die. the author's purpose in describing the narrator's response to her mother is to a. reveal that the narrator is becoming rebellious b. show that the narrator is trying to be smarter c. show that the mother is cruel to her daughter d. reveal that the mother is unaware of her actions

The answer to this question is possibly: B. To show that the narrator is trying to be smarter.  Looking back at the sentence, I can use context clues.  I can specifically look at where the sentence said, "Something inside me began to die."  That is suggesting that the narrator is influenced by her mother's face to allow something to die within her.  In other words, she realizes that she needs to change into a new, better person.  Hope that helps.

Reasons why homework should be banned and reasons why they shouldn’t. reason why it should. homework causes a lot of stress and a lot of no sleep for people and that’s not healthy. reasons why we should keep it. homework us learn. our teachers teach us the things on the homework and they are trying to see if we know what it on the homework. and if we do our homework it makes us smarter for the future