Question

Read the passage.

excerpt from "First Love"
Judith Ortiz Cofer

The lights had been turned off in the hallway and all I could see was the lighted stairwell, at the bottom of which a nun would be stationed. My father would be waiting just outside. I nearly screamed when I felt someone grab me by the waist. But my mouth was quickly covered by someone else’s mouth. I was being kissed. My first kiss and I could not even tell who it was. I pulled away to see that face not two inches away from mine. It was he. He smiled down at me. Did I have a silly expression on my face? My glasses felt crooked on my nose. I was unable to move or to speak. More gently, he lifted my chin and touched his lips to mine. This time I did not forget to enjoy it. Then, like the phantom lover he was, he walked away into the darkened corridor and disappeared.

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative.

How does Cofer shape the theme that people don't always get what they want with this passage?

She describes the object of her affection who gave her her first kiss as a "phantom lover."

She explains how just as quickly as she was kissed, "he walked away into the darkened corridor and disappeared."

She includes details about her first kiss that include the fact she "could not even tell who" she was kissing.

She shares details that include her "father would be waiting just outside."

Answer 1

B?

Answer 2

Yeah I think it's B, because as soon as they actually enjoyed the kiss, the "phantom lover" disappeared.