Which of the following topics for a narrative about a difficult choice would be best told in the first-person? 1.) a story about three friends who are backpacking, and one wants to go off the trail 2.) a girl deciding whether to break up with her boyfriend 3.) a group of students voting to walk out of class in protest over cafeteria food 4.) a story about your dad’s decision to join the army and his time in the war

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