Paragraphs 10 and 11 are important to the story's resolution because the — A. narrator returns, tells his father what he did, and accepts his punishment
B. narrator's father convinces his son not to reveal too quickly what he has learned
C. narrator plans to force his father out as their tribe's leader and make changes
D. narrator's father finally realizes that his tribe's beliefs were based on false ideas

C

Explanation:

the correct answer is c. he speculates on what might happen at given points in the future in a world without people. alan h. weisman is an american author, professor, and journalist. authors organize their information with a purpose. they present their ideas in an organized way. this is called text structure. weisman uses text structure so as to improve overall comprehension and to prove his points.

"the sandy walls seemed to collapse in on themselves"

and

"the bloodshot waters seemed to have no bottom"