Which excerpt from "the roller coaster is the best example of external conflict? "oh come on," teresa said. "you have to ride with me; we’re best friends! " cecelia felt her stomach turn, but she knew she had to stand up for herself. with a mischievous smile and a soft jab to connor’s shoulder, teresa spoke instead, "nice try, but she’s riding with me." trying to keep up while her friends walked rapidly in the direction of the fun zone, cecelia criticized herself: why had she agreed? why couldn’t she just tell the truth? as she struggled to reassure herself that she had made the right decision, cecelia noticed connor approaching the bench with a bag of popcorn. .

With a mischievous smile and a soft jab to Connor’s shoulder, Teresa spoke instead, "Nice try, but she’s riding with me."

Explanation:

An external conflict refers to a struggle or problem that occurs between a character and an aoutside force. An oustside force means something that is out of his/her body. Most of times this conflict is between the main character and another character, the natural world, or the society.

It's opposite is the internal conflict in which the character struggles with himself, with his internal emotions and weaknesses.

In this case the conflict is between Connor and Teresa, they are both trying make someone ride with them.  

answer: make the students take turns and express their opinions in 30 second intervals

explanation: in montessori schools we do this in socratic discussions