For as Long as She Can Remember, Farrah Has Avoided

question 25

Multiple Choice

For as long as she can remember, Farrah has avoided talking to any Yumtucks because she thinks that all Yumtucks are self-centered and irresponsible. However, when Farrah's 4-year-old wandered out of the yard and strayed a couple of blocks, it was a Yumtuck who found the child and brought him safely back home. Based on this direct experience with a Yumtuck, Farrah is likely to:

• A)abandon her stereotype of Yumtucks as self-centered and irresponsible.
• B)think that this particular Yumtuck is an exception to the stereotype.
• C)reach out and form friendships with the Yumtucks that live in her neighborhood.
• D)think that the other person is not really a Yumtuck.

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