In “the rockpile” by james baldwin, how does roy’s accident reflect the difficulties of life in this place?

a. it shows that children who disobey their parents always get hurt.
b. it shows that the children don’t have a safe place to play.
c. it shows that the boys in the neighborhood can’t get along.
d. it shows that parents generally watch over their children well.

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house