Read the excerpt below from a long way gone by ishmael beah and answer the question that follows.

just three days earlier, i had seen my father walking slowly from work. his hard hat was under his arm and his long face was sweating from the hot afternoon sun. i was sitting on the verandah. i had not seen him for a while, as another stepmother had destroyed our relationship again. but that morning my father smiled at me as he came up the steps. he examined my face, and his lips were about to utter something, when my stepmother came out. he looked away, then at my stepmother, who pretended not to see me. they quietly went into the parlor. i held back my tears and left the verandah to meet with junior at the junction where we waited for the lorry. we were on our way to see our mother in the next town about three miles away. when our father had paid for our school, we had seen her on weekends over the holidays when we were back home. now that he refused to pay, we visited her every two or three days. that afternoon we met mother at the market and walked with her as she purchased ingredients to cook for us. her face was dull at first, but as soon as she hugged us, she brightened up. she told us that our little brother, ibrahim, was at school and that we would go get him on our way from the market. she held our hands as we walked, and every so often she would turn around as if to see whether we were still with her.

how does the setting in the excerpt support beah’s characterization?

If one writes logically, he will prove his point. is this sentence correct or contains an unwarranted shift in person?

Passage: mrs. smith’s sixth-grade class filed onto the grassy field behind the middle school after lunch. as she exited the building, chelsea looked around for her closest friend, brittany. she spotted her by the swings, talking to their classmate brian. 2 “brian thinks he’s the fastest person in mrs. smith’s class,” brittany told her when she had joined them. it was obvious that brittany didn’t agree with brian. 3 “i guarantee i can beat anyone in this class to a race,” brian said, tugging on the scarlet baseball cap that he wore each and every day. “in fact, i bet i can run faster than the seventh, eighth, and even ninth graders, too! ” 4chelsea rolled her eyes, but wasn’t astonished by his declaration. brian was typically overconfident; he was always challenging other students and expecting to win. according to brian, he was so talented that he could hit more home runs than children on the baseball team and even could repeatedly make more baskets than the boys and girls on the basketball team. 5 “who dares to challenge me? ” brian shouted, directing his question to every student on the playground. the students looked around, but no one volunteered. 6 “i’ll race you,” chelsea said, breaking the awkward silence. she knew she wasn’t the fastest person on the playground, but if she possessed the determination necessary to win, perhaps she could complete the race first. 7 “first person around the field wins,” said brian, stretching his legs and jumping up and down to ready himself for the race. 8they approached the starting line, and brittany counted to three. 9 “see you at the finish line! ” brian exclaimed and left chelsea in the dust. 10brian soon disappeared around the first turn. chelsea took a deep breath and continued to run at a quick pace. the sun was warm and she soon grew tired, but she didn’t stop. ahead, brian approached the finish line and as he began to celebrate, she watched him trip over a small mound of dirt and fall to the ground. 11as chelsea reached the finish line, she noticed that brian was still seated on the ground, rubbing his injured knee. instead of running past him and winning the race, chelsea stooped down to him stand. he leaned on her shoulder, and they completed the race together. 12 “you could've won,” brian said as their friends came out to congratulate them. 13chelsea smiled. “friends are more important than winning,” she said. 14brian smiled at her. “my thoughts exactly,” he said question: which action in the story advance the plot the most? a) when chelsea accepts brian's challenge to race him b) when chelsea rolled her eyes at irritation at brian's pride c) when chelsea reached the finish line and brian finish the race d) when brittany told chelsea that brian thinks he's the fastest in the class

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