From midnight rescue
by t. herlinger

it was just before midnight on sunday, april 14, 1912, and the rms carpathia was sailing from new york city to rijeka, croatia, when it received the distress call from the great ship titanic, which was on its maiden voyage. the ship had hit an iceberg and was sinking fast. as carpathia steamed through the ice fields to titanic's aid, mrs. shaw and her teenage daughter annie sat on deck chairs unable to sleep in their cabin—and unaware of the tragedy taking place just 60 miles away. it was the mother and daughter's first sea voyage, and neither was taking to it well.
"dear, can you run and get my smelling salts? " mrs. shaw asked her daughter. "i'm feeling a bit unsteady again."
annie had just gotten situated comfortably on her deck chair, but she did as her mother requested and walked back to their cabin. just as she reached the door to their room, a ship steward brushed past her, nearly knocking her down. annie grunted in dismay, as the young man hadn't even stopped to apologize. then she called after him, "what's your big hurry? "
"it's the titanic, miss," the young man answered excitedly. "she's smashed into a berg and is going down fast. we're headed there now at top speed to rescue all the passengers we can."
annie gasped at the news, gripping the door handle for support. then she went inside the cabin and sat heavily on her bed to gather her thoughts. but everyone said that ship was unsinkable, she thought to herself as a chill ran through her. she imagined those poor souls on the titanic, especially the young people, and her heart thumped wildly. there must be some way i can them, she thought, getting up now and pacing the small room. suddenly, she raced over to the little closet and threw open the door. there, in a neat row, were her sweaters and shawls, warm enough to get her through a new york winter. she began yanking them off their hangers and piling them on the bed. those titanic passengers are bound to be cold and frightened, annie thought, and they'll need these clothes a whole lot more than i will.

how does the interaction between annie and the steward develop the plot of the passage?

a. it builds the characters' points of view.
b. it brings out a resolution to the problem.
c. it to build the climax of the story.
d. it describes the problem in the story.

Passage: mrs. smith’s sixth-grade class filed onto the grassy field behind the middle school after lunch. as she exited the building, chelsea looked around for her closest friend, brittany. she spotted her by the swings, talking to their classmate brian. 2 “brian thinks he’s the fastest person in mrs. smith’s class,” brittany told her when she had joined them. it was obvious that brittany didn’t agree with brian. 3 “i guarantee i can beat anyone in this class to a race,” brian said, tugging on the scarlet baseball cap that he wore each and every day. “in fact, i bet i can run faster than the seventh, eighth, and even ninth graders, too! ” 4chelsea rolled her eyes, but wasn’t astonished by his declaration. brian was typically overconfident; he was always challenging other students and expecting to win. according to brian, he was so talented that he could hit more home runs than children on the baseball team and even could repeatedly make more baskets than the boys and girls on the basketball team. 5 “who dares to challenge me? ” brian shouted, directing his question to every student on the playground. the students looked around, but no one volunteered. 6 “i’ll race you,” chelsea said, breaking the awkward silence. she knew she wasn’t the fastest person on the playground, but if she possessed the determination necessary to win, perhaps she could complete the race first. 7 “first person around the field wins,” said brian, stretching his legs and jumping up and down to ready himself for the race. 8they approached the starting line, and brittany counted to three. 9 “see you at the finish line! ” brian exclaimed and left chelsea in the dust. 10brian soon disappeared around the first turn. chelsea took a deep breath and continued to run at a quick pace. the sun was warm and she soon grew tired, but she didn’t stop. ahead, brian approached the finish line and as he began to celebrate, she watched him trip over a small mound of dirt and fall to the ground. 11as chelsea reached the finish line, she noticed that brian was still seated on the ground, rubbing his injured knee. instead of running past him and winning the race, chelsea stooped down to him stand. he leaned on her shoulder, and they completed the race together. 12 “you could've won,” brian said as their friends came out to congratulate them. 13chelsea smiled. “friends are more important than winning,” she said. 14brian smiled at her. “my thoughts exactly,” he said question: which action in the story advance the plot the most? a) when chelsea accepts brian's challenge to race him b) when chelsea rolled her eyes at irritation at brian's pride c) when chelsea reached the finish line and brian finish the race d) when brittany told chelsea that brian thinks he's the fastest in the class