Read the passage from "The Strangers That Came to Town" carefully.

The Duvitches had moved on and were now fishing in a small arm of the pond just below us. They had their back to us and were almost out of sight.
Tom and I, our glances meeting over the big cake of soap in my hand, were similarly and wickedly tempted. We held a brief, whispered conversation. Then, egged on by Tom and quite willing on my own, I played a shameful trick on the Duvitches. Without considering further, I dropped the cake of soap into the tub of fish

How does this scene develop the plot of the story?

This scene introduces the reader to the narrator and to the Duvitches.

This scene resolves the central conflict and brings the story towards resolution.

This scene introduces the reader to the central conflict of the story.

This scene creates tension and builds towards the story's climax.

The answer is - This scene creates tension and builds towards the story's climax.

the speech this question is referring to is president kennedy's special message to the congress on urgent national needs, may 25, 1961

kennedy responds in a very direct and concrete way to those thinking that communism is a positive system:

"yet their aggression is more often concealed than open. they have fired no missiles; and their troops are seldom seen. they send arms, agitators, aid, technicians and propaganda to every troubled area. but where fighting is required, it is usually done by others--by guerrillas striking at night, by assassins striking alone--assassins who have taken the lives of four thousand civil officers in the last twelve months in vietnam alone--by subversives and saboteurs and insurrectionists, who in some cases control whole areas inside of independent nations." (kennedy)

president kennedy presents communism as cowardly, as a hidden and treacherous weapon that strikes from the shadows like thieves, he represents the system as not even being capable of showing and open and overt attack or confrontation. to finish up the response, he expresses that the system attacks even a country's idependence and freedom.

it u understand what he thought at the time and let u know more about him then what third person would of known probably. hope this : )