Read this excerpt from "Just Another Sunday." "Where are we going?" I asked, not wanting to go, but not wanting to make Jay go alone with Pete either.

"You'll see."

I tried to catch Jay's eye, but he was looking straight ahead like he'd already forgotten I was there.

Why does the author include this plot detail?

to show the narrator's sense of adventure
to reveal how the boys joke around
to show how Jay is starting to change
to reveal the narrator's confusion

This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. a musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over central africa and of allegiance to islam. the drum had come to khartoum at a critical moment in sudanese history. in an audio version, stressing the word "branding" would do what for the listener? emphasize the word's importance and the idea that followsadd emphasis to the following sentencesignal that something important has just been repeatedadd emphasis to the preceding sentence