From the novel; Sweet Sixteen

At some point in the book, why doesn't Aliya want to be the grown-up girl she always want to be anymore?

  • A she thinks her father is dead
  • B she doen't feel anything when she is 16
  • C she likes to remain a child
  • D she loves food
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The correct answer is A. she thinks her father is dead

On her 16th birthday, the school principal reacts to Aliya in such a way that she thinks her father is dead. This thought makes her feels that she can never live her life alone without her dad.

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