8louis: (holding up a newspaper article) look at this! a pipe burst, and the thrift store on market street was severely flooded.

9 eddie: check out those torrents of water in the picture.

10 louis: (reading from paper) a deluge of water drenched the clothing on lower displays. employees attempted to salvage some items, but the majority of the merchandise was destroyed.

11 eddie: people contributed most of those clothes after spring-cleaning. the store lost all of its recent donations!

12 rosa: that thrift store had a great selection of inexpensive clothes. postponing a reopening is bad for the families that rely on that store.

13 louis: can’t they just dry off the clothes?

14 rosa: after so much exposure to moisture, they have probably begun to reek.

15 eddie: i don’t even like gross, smelly clothes for sports! they should smell clean and fresh just like fabric softener. (eddie smiles dreamily, imagining fluffy clothes right out of the dryer.)

16 rosa: i’m sure eddie’s not the only one who appreciates clean fabric. we should try to restock the store.

17 eddie: i’ll design pamphlets to encourage people to donate! we can distribute them in school tomorrow.

what motivates the characters to donate clothes? a) the clothes in the thrift store are ruined by fire damage. b) the clothes in the thrift store are ruined by water damage. c) the students want the owners to them find soccer uniforms. d) the characters want the owners to them find soccer equipment.