Passage 1 Passage 2
In Passage 2, which plot event BEST
supports the theme that things are not
always what they seem?
This modern tole and the myin Passage I share
universal themes
Maria's bashful reaction to the encounter with
the man
Piper and the Dog
When Piper and Maria rounded the
corner on their way home from school,
the girls heard the familiar yapping of a
small dog straining at the end of its rope,
Every day for the last month, the dog had
been tied to a tree in the tiny-and
increasingly overgrown-yard while
inside the house, a television screen
glowed
Maria's initial disinterest in the dog's
circumstance
Piper's adjustment to her response upon
meeting the man
Piper's determination to voice her concern
about the dog's treatment
2
3