Read the lines from "The Turtle.”breaks from the blue-blackskin of the water, dragging her shellwith its mossy scutesacross the shallows and through the rushesThe word "dragging” shows that

“Dragging” suggests that the turtle moves with effort, pulling her shell along as she goes through the shallows and rushes. This makes her movements seem awkward and difficult, so the correct choice is C, “the turtle’s movements are awkward and difficult.”

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