Read the excerpt from "Dwaina Brooks.”

Then one afternoon, Dwaina talked with a young man who had been without a home for a long time.

"What do you need?" she asked him.

"I need a job and a permanent home," he replied.

"Well, I can't give you that," she answered impatiently. "I don't have a job either. Don't you need anything else?"

"Yeah. I would love a really good meal again."

How is Dwaina affected by her conversation with the young man?

She decides to keep sending her lunch money to the shelter.
She realizes that there is something she can do to help him.
She decides, out of frustration, to stop helping those at the shelter.
She realizes that she is unable to help make his life any better.

She realizes that there is something she can do to help him.

Dwaina is affected by her conversation with the young man in the following way:

She realizes that there is something she can do to help him.

To determine how Dwaina is affected by her conversation with the young man, we can analyze the given excerpt. Dwaina initially asks the young man what he needs, and he responds by saying that he needs a job and a permanent home. Dwaina, feeling impatient, responds that she cannot give him those things because she doesn't have a job either. She then asks if he needs anything else. The young man replies that he would love a really good meal again.

From this conversation, we can infer that Dwaina might have been frustrated or discouraged by the young man's request for a job and a permanent home. She realizes that she is unable to provide those things for him, and this may leave her feeling helpless or unable to make his life any better. However, the mention of him wanting a good meal again does not provide enough information to determine Dwaina's exact emotions or actions.

Therefore, based on the given excerpt, the most accurate answer would be: She realizes that she is unable to help make his life any better.