Review the conflict. in "the piece of string," no one believes the old man when he denies taking the wallet. which best analyzes how this conflict develops the plot? a. it resolves the main conflict of the story by showing that he is a liar. b. it servers as the conflict because it pits the old man against everyone else as he tries to prove his innocence. c. it servers as the falling action of the story because it shows that people most often like to believe the worst about one another. d. it is the climax of the story because it is the point where the reader realizes that the old man has been dishonest.

The correct answer is B, I am on K12 as a student and I took the quiz and it was correct. I hope this helped you.

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same I do k12 too and it was correct

Explanation:

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

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