In paragraph 3, Erika's teammates gave her many reasons to go along with their plan. What was an implicit message they were giving to Erika? A. If you do this, you can save the season. B. You can do this because it will be easy. C. If you don't do this, you are letting your team down. D. You should do this because a real teammate puts the team first. Paragraph 3 - Erika tried protesting for a while, but she felt trapped. "as soon as the idea was out there, everyone jumped on it," Erika explained. "they kept telling me it would be easy. that I could save the season. then a real teammate puts the team first." before she knew it, the team had drawn up a plan. Erika would visit Mr. Kelp's room the following morning. someone would create a distraction down the hall. when Mr. Kelp investigated, Erika would grab a copy of the test from his desk. Erika wanted to say no, but between championships and friendships, there was too much to lose if she did.​

Read the excerpt from cristina garcia’s dreaming in cuban.i don’t really want to talk about my father but i end up telling minnie how he used to take me horseback riding on our ranch, strapping me in his saddle with a leather seat belt he designed just for me. dad’s family owned casinos in cuba, and had one of the largest ranches on the island. there were beef cattle and dairy cows, horses, pigs, goats, and lambs. dad fed them molasses to fatten them, and gave the chickens corn and sorghum until they laid vermilion eggs, rich with vitamins. he took me on an overnight inspection once. we camped out under a sapodilla tree and listened to the pygmy owls with their old women’s voices. my father knew i understood more than i could say. he told me stories about cuba after columbus came. he said that the spaniards wiped out more indians with smallpox than with muskets.how does the structure of the excerpt add meaning to the passage? it includes historical information about the spaniards and indians to indicate the work is nonfiction.it describes the setting of the ranch owned by pilar’s cuban grandparents to explain family values.it uses several narrators to share their points of view about past and present life in cuba.it manipulates the chronological order of events to reveal the close relationship between pilar and her father.