Read the following passage:
i knew how to act and the right things to say, but i felt like a
phony. i really cared about lilly and i wanted her parents to
like me, but this world was so different from mine. i wasn't
comfortable in these clothes or around their friends. i felt
like they could see right through me - like they knew
where i came from and who my parents were.
what is one plot development that would make the cultural conflict worse in
this story?

a. the narrator becomes upset with himself for acting like someone
he's not

b. lilly's parents unknowingly criticize the profession of the narrator's
father.

c. lilly tells the narrator she is going away to college and suggests
they should break up.

d. the narrator shares his insecurities with lilly, who considers them
carefully.