Read the selection and answer each question.
Windows
(1) Ernesto peered through the pet store window, admiring the impossibly cute
guinea pigs scurrying around in their pens. He favored the chocolate brown one the
most, and it made a lump rise in his throat to know that he could never purchase it, nor
any other animal he wanted.
(2) His mother was allergic to almost everything, especially if it was furry. Her nose
would run, her eyes would itch, and she would chain sneeze. As a result, Mama had
announced her declaration long ago: "No pets in the home!" She was right, of course,
because her health was more important than Ernesto's desire for a guinea pig. Ernesto
sadly returned home where he struggled to accept this disappointing situation.
(3)A sudden knock at the door startled him out of his thoughts.
(4) "Hello! Anybody home?" someone called from behind the door. Ernesto
recognized the familiar voice immediately as Jozef's.
(5) Ernesto had first met the handyman earlier that year. A relative of the landlord,
Jozef had arrived from Poland about six months ago to attend college in Atlanta, and
he was earning extra money by helping out around the apartment building.
(6)"I came to replace the window that broke yesterday when it viciously threw itself
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Which sentence(s) from the story represent the turning point
in the plot?
A sudden knock at the
door startled him out of
his thoughts.
"I came to replace the
window that broke
yesterday when it
O viciously threw itself at
your poor, innocent
baseball!" the voice
continued.
"What did you do?"
Ernesto insisted. "Did
you find a way to have a
pet in your house?"
"Wow!" Ernesto
exclaimed. "I never
thought of working with
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