Which detail belongs in paragraph 5 to help support the main idea of the paragraph?A)Places to receive acupuncture are increasingly easy to find all across the United States. B)Not everyone is necessarily fond of acupuncture; some patients prefer other methods of physical therapy. C)Even though acupuncture is a popular Chinese treatment, it has grown popular around the world. D)Most of the adverse effects of acupuncture that have been reported do not derive from the procedure itself but from improper application.

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house