The day of the audition, Lily woke up early and walked downstairs to join her mother and Kip in the kitchen. She sat down to a healthy breakfast and Kip asked her, "So, are you nervous for today? "Not really, Kip," she said. "It is really no big deal because I have auditioned a million other times," she said, swallowing the truth that she was, in fact, terrified
How does the author's inclusion of this excerpt contribute to the text?
It shows that Kip is intelligent
It shows that Lily is dishonest at heart
It shows that Lily is too proud to admit to her brother that she is afraid
It shows that Kip is unkind, as he is trying to make Lily more nervous than she already is.
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