Read the excerpt below from “the colomber” by dino buzzati and answer the question that follows.

so, the idea of that hostile creature waiting for him day and night became a secret obsession for stefano. and even in the distant city it cropped up to wake him with worry in the middle of the night. he was safe, of course; hundreds of kilometers separated him from the colomber. and yet he knew that beyond the mountains, beyond the forests and the plains, the shark was waiting for him. he might have moved even to the most remote continent, and still the colomber would have appeared in the mirror of the nearest sea, with the inexorable obstinacy of a fatal instrument.

what is the primary conflict in this passage?

a. internal

b. external

c. friendly

d. ironic

A) Internal.

Explanation: in literature, a conflict is a struggle between opposite forces, usually between a character (the main character or a very important one) and himself (internal conflict), society or another character (external conflict). In the given excerpt from “The Colomber” by Dino Buzzati we can see an example of an internal conflict, it is between Stefano and his fear for the Colomber, which doesn't allow him to live peacefully and feel safe.

answer: i think it is saying that “the young man hopes she will be free. him escape signal him the door with the lady give him a ring run away with him.

explanation: i ask myself in my head and think and think until i found this

answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.