What do readers learn about the narrator based on his
reaction to the conflict?
the narrator thinks that the gods are weak for having
died like humans.
the narrator feels a greater fear than before, now that
he has seen a dead god.
the narrator whould have run away if he had been in the
place of the gou
the narrator has learned to respect the gods, even in
death, rather than fear them.

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