PLZ HURRY Read the excerpt from the story, "Never Say Never." Last week, his lifetime of confidence collided with catastrophe, and his confidence vanished. How does this statement help develop the plot? It explains why Carlos had trouble singing at the mall. It introduces a flashback that explains Carlos's conflict. It foreshadows that Carlos will quit the talent show. It helps to explain why Carlos won't go back to the mall.

Which best describes why regina tells the group, “i explained to ben that perhaps you hadn’t answered his letters because you didn’t think he was offering you enough, and that the time was getting short and you could guess how much he needed you—”? to make horace feel as though he deserves a portion of the credit to reassure ben that she was telling the truth about her motives to convince ben that he has been wise to trust what she has said to pacify horace before he gets angry about what she has done mark this and return