Read the excerpt from "Lost." "It doesn’t go any louder,” Latoya said. "Face it, the others are too far away to hear us. And we don’t have time to stand around blowing whistles.” She glanced around the darkening forest. "We have to make our preparations before it rains. And while there’s still a little daylight.” What does this dialogue reveal about Latoya?
Read the excerpt from "Lost.” She was examining her wounds when the sound came: the plunk of a raindrop overhead. Kim couldn’t stand it anymore. "This is ridiculous!” she yelled. "I can’t believe you got us lost out here!” "Like it’s all my fault?” Latoya snapped. She pointed down at Kim’s high-top sneakers. "If you’d worn sensible boots we wouldn’t have fallen behind in the first place.” Which types of conflict are present in this excerpt? Choose two correct answers.
Read the excerpt from "Lost.” "I didn’t mean that,” Latoya said, her voice softer. "They warned us about this, you know; people getting short-tempered when they’re frightened. Look, I’m going to find us an overhang, I’ll whistle when I find one. Put the berries in the empty bag from the granola bars.” She glanced at the sky again. "And hurry. We don’t have long before the rain gets bad.” How do the setting details advance the plot at this point in the story?
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