Read the excerpt from "Broken Chain."
Alfonso had pretended not to hear his father and had gone to his room, where he studied his hair from all angles in the
mirror. He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked
cars. He grew depressed and turned away from the mirror. He sat on his bed and leafed through the rock magazine until he
came to the rock star with the butched top. His mouth was closed, but Alfonso was sure his teeth weren't crooked.
Which statement best describes the conflict in this passage?
Alfonso is in conflict with his father,
Alfonso is in conflict with the rock star.
Alfonso is in conflict with the mirror.
Alfonso is in conflict with himself.

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Answer:

D. Alfonso is in conflict with himself.

Explanation:

Alfonso looked in the mirror and realized his teeth were crooked.

He was upset because he didn‘t like how he looked, such as his teeth.

The statement which best describes the conflict in this passage is:

  • D. Alfonso is in conflict with himself.

Based on the given excerpt, we can see that Alfonso does not like his teeth which makes him to be sad and depressed and not to look into the mirror.

With this in mind, we can see that the major conflict which Alfonso has in the excerpt is an internal conflict with himself because of his crooked his teeth were.

Therefore,  the correct answer is option D

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