Why was the narrator nervous in class? Cite specific evidence from the text to support your answer.
Reread paragraph 5. How did American society treat the narrator's mother and "other female scientists of her generation" as they worked to become scientists? What obstacles does Hirshberg's mother encounter? Cite specific evidence from the text to support your answer.
An expository is written to explain an idea or concept, while a narrative is written to tell a story. Reread paragraphs 6 and 7. Is this section written as a narrative or expository? How do you know?