Jason woke up to the sound of his mother calling his name. He looked over at his alarm clock and sat up with a jolt. It was 7:55. “Not again!” he ((groaned.)) His bus was going to be there in five minutes! Jason jumped out of bed, threw on his clothes, and ran down the stairs with only a minute to spare before his bus was due to arrive. He was about to walk out the door when he realized that he had forgotten his homework. As he ran back up the stairs, he heard the sound of his bus as it drove away without him. 1. Which of the following is the conflict that most clearly drives the action in this paragraph? *

a. a conflict between Jason and his mother
b. a conflict between Jason and his alarm clock
c. a conflict between Jason’s habit of waking up late and his desire to make the bus
d. a conflict between Jason’s desire to do well in school and his desire to sleep