Read the excerpt from "Pecos Bill"

How does the plot influence characterization in this

excerpt?

That tornado was truly awe-inspiring, roaring loud and

turning the sky black and green He grabbed it, shoved it to

the ground, and straddled it! The tomado was doggone

mad. Whipping and whirling, it tried to throw him off, but Bill

jest rode along nice and calm until finally he tamed it. O The rising action shows Bill fearlessly taking on the

storm

O The exposition introduces Bill as mild-mannered and

polite

O The exposition introduces the storm as Bill's biggest

challenge

O The rising action shows the storm pushing Bill beyond

his limits.

The rising action shows Bill fearlessly taking on the

storm

Explanation:

The excerpt described the tornado as fierce and roaring loud, it tried to throw Bill off but Bill rode along it until he tamed it. This shows Bill's fearlessness by being calm against a raging tornado until he calmed it and was not thrown off.

the answer is chance

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.