The conflict of the excerpt from The Piano Shop on the Left Bank can best be described as - A)
The narrator needs to convince his wife to let him buy the Sting!
B)
The narrator needs to find the money to by the Sting!
C) The narrator needs to re-discover his passion for music
D)
The narrator needs to learn to cope with an inexpensive piano over the
more expensive one he originally wanted

The correct Answer is C) The narrator needs to re-discover his passion for music.

Explanation:

The narrator needs to re-discover passion for music because they haven’t played piano in a long time he then bought the piano at the end of the story so he can become a writer for music therefore he needs to regain his passion again.

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the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

the answer is b "spewing black smoke", i took the test and got 100%   hope i