Read the excerpt from the land. i shrugged, as if that was the best i could do for him. "i figure i lose my job, i can get along on that for a while 'til i find another one. can't do it for less." mister ray sutcliffe from alabama did not look . "all right. all right. i'm going to pay you what you asking, this four times a rider's wages—but only if you win, you hear? you lose, boy, and you get nothing." this dialogue advances the plot of the story by showing that paul a: is going to win the race. b: is going to lose his job. c: will participate in the race. d: will earn money from sutcliffe.