The following text is from Darcie Little Badger’s 2021 novel A Snake Falls to Earth . Nina is looking at

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The following text is from Darcie Little Badger’s 2021 novel A Snake Falls to Earth. Nina is looking at old family photographs.

Nina couldn’t stop looking at the sepia-toned photograph in an oak frame. Propped on the window ledge, it featured a portrait of Great-Great-Grandmother Rosita as a young woman.

As used in the text, what does the word “featured” most nearly mean?

Accepted Answer

Choice A is the best answer because as used in the text, "featured" most nearly means displayed. The text describes Nina&rsquo;s fascination with a framed photograph. It then goes on to describe what the photograph showed, or displayed, which is a portrait of Nina&rsquo;s great-great-grandmother Rosita as a young woman. Thus, the text indies that the photograph displayed a portrait of Rosita. Choice B is incorrect because the text identifies the person shown in the photograph as Nina&rsquo;s great-great-grandmother; it gives no indiion that the contents of the photograph were questioned, or asked about. Choice C is incorrect because approved means expressed a favorable opinion of, and there&rsquo;s nothing to suggest that the photograph of Nina&rsquo;s great-great-grandmother has received approval or been viewed favorably, only that Nina is unable to stop looking at it. Choice D is incorrect because nothing in the text suggests that the photograph Nina is fascinated with ignored, or refused to take notice of, Nina&rsquo;s great-great-grandmother Rosita. Rather, the text indies that the photograph was a portrait of Rosita.

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