Questions: Read the passage from "Two Kinds." And I started to play. It was so beautiful. I was so caught up in how lovely I looked that at first I didn't worry how I would sound. So it was a surprise to me when I hit the first wrong note and I realized something didn't sound quite right. And then I hit another and another followed that. A chill started at the top of my head and began to trickle down. Yet I couldn't stop playing, as though my hands were bewitched. I kept thinking my fingers would adjust themselves back, like a train switching to the right track. I played this strange jumble through two repeats, the sour notes staying with me all the way to the end. How is this passage an example of an internal conflict? It describes the narrator's inability to stop playing when she wants to do so. It describes the narrator's unexpected enjoyment of performing in front of an audience. It describes the narrator's thoughts and feelings as she struggles through a poor performance. It describes the results of the narrator's refusal to practice diligently and learn to play the piano correctly.

Read the passage from "Two Kinds."
And I started to play. It was so beautiful. I was so caught up in how lovely I looked that at first I didn't worry how I would sound. So it was a surprise to me when I hit the first wrong note and I realized something didn't sound quite right. And then I hit another and another followed that. A chill started at the top of my head and began to trickle down. Yet I couldn't stop playing, as though my hands were bewitched. I kept thinking my fingers would adjust themselves back, like a train switching to the right track. I played this strange jumble through two repeats, the sour notes staying with me all the way to the end.

How is this passage an example of an internal conflict?
It describes the narrator's inability to stop playing when she wants to do so.
It describes the narrator's unexpected enjoyment of performing in front of an audience.
It describes the narrator's thoughts and feelings as she struggles through a poor performance.
It describes the results of the narrator's refusal to practice diligently and learn to play the piano correctly.
Transcript text: Read the passage from "Two Kinds." And I started to play. It was so beautiful. I was so caught up in how lovely I looked that at first I didn't worry how I would sound. So it was a surprise to me when I hit the first wrong note and I realized something didn't sound quite right. And then I hit another and another followed that. A chill started at the top of my head and began to trickle down. Yet I couldn't stop playing, as though my hands were bewitched. I kept thinking my fingers would adjust themselves back, like a train switching to the right track. I played this strange jumble through two repeats, the sour notes staying with me all the way to the end. How is this passage an example of an internal conflict? It describes the narrator's inability to stop playing when she wants to do so. It describes the narrator's unexpected enjoyment of performing in front of an audience. It describes the narrator's thoughts and feelings as she struggles through a poor performance. It describes the results of the narrator's refusal to practice diligently and learn to play the piano correctly.
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The answer is: It describes the narrator's thoughts and feelings as she struggles through a poor performance.

Explanation
Option 1: It describes the narrator's inability to stop playing when she wants to do so.

This option focuses on the narrator's physical inability to stop playing, which is more of an external conflict with her actions rather than an internal conflict with her thoughts and feelings.

Option 2: It describes the narrator's unexpected enjoyment of performing in front of an audience.

This option is not supported by the passage, as the narrator does not express enjoyment of performing; rather, she is caught up in her appearance and then becomes aware of her mistakes.

Option 3: It describes the narrator's thoughts and feelings as she struggles through a poor performance.

This option accurately captures the internal conflict, as the passage details the narrator's internal struggle with her performance, her realization of mistakes, and her emotional response to the situation.

Option 4: It describes the results of the narrator's refusal to practice diligently and learn to play the piano correctly.

While this may be a contributing factor to the poor performance, the passage itself focuses on the narrator's immediate thoughts and feelings during the performance, making it an internal conflict rather than a reflection on past actions.

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