Read the passage from Initiation.Millicent brushed back a strand of hair. It was stiff and sticky from the egg that they had broken on her head as she knelt blindfolded at the sorority altar a short while before. There had been a silence, a slight crunching sound, and then she had felt the cold, slimy egg-white flattening and spreading on her head and sliding down her neck. She had heard someone smothering a laugh. It was all part of the ceremony.
In the plot of a story, most of the events result from a central conflict that leads to the conclusion. The conclusion is also referred to as the:
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Which excerpt from “Initiation” is the best example of an internal conflict?
Based on the plot structure of “Initiation,” which sentence would most likely be part of the implied resolution?
Read the passage from Initiation."Remember the part about talking back and smiling," Louise Fullerton had put in, laughing. She was another celebrity in high school, pretty and dark and Vice-President of the student council. "You can't say anything unless your big sister asks you something or tells you to talk to someone. And you can't smile, no matter how you're dying to." The girls had laughed a little nervously, and then the bell had rung for the beginning of afternoon classes.
Which are elements of plot structure that the reader can study in order to understand the resolution? Check all that apply.climaxdirect characterizationexpositionfalling actionindirect characterizationrising action
Read the sentence from “Initiation.”It would be an hour before they came to get her, but then Rat Court would be all over and she would say what she had to say and go home.
Read the passage from “Initiation.”It would be rather fun for a change, Millicent mused, getting her books out of her locker in the hall, rather exciting to be part of a closely knit group, the exclusive set at Lansing High. Of course, it wasn't a school organization. In fact, the principal, Mr. Cranton, wanted to do away with initiation week altogether, because he thought it was undemocratic and disturbed the routine of school work. But there wasn't really anything he could do about it. Sure, the girls had to come to school for five days without any lipstick on and without curling their hair, and of course everybody noticed them, but what could the teachers do?
Which situation from “Initiation” is an example of internal conflict?
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