99 ! and brainliest ! pls answer read the passage. starving as she was, she could not sleep, but kept ceaselessly on the prowl. which best explains how the passage contributes to the plot of "how a cat played robinson crusoe"? a. the cat is starving and so must find food quickly. this establishes the main conflict of the story the cat's struggle for survival in an unfamiliar and harsh world. b. the cat is bored and hunts so that she has something to do. the cat's need for adventure and excitement drives the plot of the story and creates tension. c. the cat has become wild and kills without reason. the climax of the story occurs when the cat has lost all its humanity. d. the cat can't sleep and needs a way to pass time until her family comes. there is very little tension in this story. much of the plot focuses on the cat's internal struggle as she waits for her family to return.