Question

(1) In the summer, Jenna went to the town pool with her brother Jake nearly every day. (2) Theoretically, the pool was open to all town residents. (3) Nevertheless, very few adults used it except when accompanying their children. (4) Mrs. Dillard was an exception. (5)A middle-aged woman, she came to the pool almost daily—always alone. (6) Jenna did not like Mrs. Dillard. (7) She complained when Jenna and her friends splashed too much as they dove off the diving board, and she complained when Jake and his younger friends made too much noise playing Marco Polo. (8) Jenna thought someone with so many complaints had no business hanging around a pool full of kids. (9) When the old woman swam by, Jenna stuck her tongue out behind her back, making all her friends laugh. (10) Then, one day as he sat by the pool, Jake let out a terrible scream. (11) Jenna ran over to see what was wrong and realized that a wasp had stung him. (12) Neither she nor the lifeguards knew what to do. (13) But Mrs. Dillard came over with a special salve that she put on the sting, and soon Jake was back to his old self. (14) After that, Jenna knew that she would never again make fun of Mrs. Dillard.

Question 61 (0.5 points)
What is the central conflict of this passage?

Question 61 options:

Jenna's struggle to take care of her brother.


Jenna's struggle with Mrs. Dillard.


Mrs. Dillard's struggle to learn to swim.


Mrs. Dillard's struggle to save Jake.

Answer 1

The central conflict of this passage is:

**Jenna's struggle with Mrs. Dillard.**

This is evident in Jenna's negative feelings towards Mrs. Dillard and her complaints about her behavior at the pool, which change when Mrs. Dillard helps Jake after he is stung by a wasp.