Read the following passage, paying close attention to how the author develops the distinct points of view of each character. Andres and Neveah looked from the assembly instructions to the bookcase, and then back again. “This monstrosity looks nothing like the picture on the box,” Andres laughed. “It looks like it’s about to implode or disintegrate!” Neveah rolled her eyes at him, scanning the directions again to see where they stopped adhering to them. “Well at the very least, we’ll have kindling for the fire.” Neveah thought she had found the problem; she never left a job half-done. How is the fact that “Andres laughed” related to the statement that Neveah “never left a job half-done”?
A. The author uses them to compare how well brothers and sisters work together.
B. The author uses them to contrast Andres as ambitious and Neveah as easily bored.
C. The author uses them to describe Andres as a humorous character and Neveah as serious.
D. The author uses them to distinguish between the siblings’ personal preferences in furniture.