What is the overall effect of this anecdote?
It allows Anaya to show that the town had
very little of interest going on in 1981.
It helps Anaya establish the difference
between schools in the past and schools
today.
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It lets Anaya show that his book was seen as
a threat, but it was also powerful.
It shows the reasons the school board made
their decision.

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