Which option describes the main purpose of paragraphs 14-16 in the story(Growing up by Gary Soto)?
A. They suggest that Maria and her father have never had a good relationship.
B. They suggest that Maria gets her short temper from her father.
C. They show how Maria and her father struggle to understand each other’s experiences.
D. They show how Maria is a spoiled child who has never had to listen to her parents.

What type of external conflict occurs in the excerpt from “stephen crane’s own story”? it was now that the first mate showed a sign of losing his grip. to us who were trying in all stages of competence and experience to launch the lifeboat he raged in all terms of fiery satire and hammerlike abuse. but the boat moved at last and swung down toward the water. a. person versus person b. person versus nature c. person versus society d. person versus self i think its either b or d.