Question
On Monday, Brock walked down his street to the corner where he met up with Brandon and gave him their customary tired fist bump to say hello. With their backpacks slung over one shoulder, they continued to the bus stop and waited with other students for the bus to carry them to school. Aboard the bus, passengers looked dreamily out the windows as they jostled along, planning for the day in their near future when a learner's permit might free them from the boring bus ride. After school, Brock and Brandon jostled back to their neighborhood on Bus #47. The routine didn't change on Tuesday. On Wednesday, an unexpected breeze greeted them on their walk home; on Thursday, it rained.
"Nothing ever happens in this boring neighborhood," Brock lamented on Friday morning. Little did he know that his life would change forever on their walk home that day.
Exiting the bus, Brandon began telling Brock about his grand experiment fail when he tried to demonstrate gravity for his class presentation and knocked over his whole presentation apparatus along with most of the stuff on Mr. Heard's desk.
"Well, you definitely demonstrated gravity," Brock chuckled.
"Hey, did you hear about that new TV show? This morning my dad said they were going to be filming it right here in Pleasant Valley," Brandon said.
Brock looked up to see a large group of people milling around in front of his house, and his parents were talking to a man wearing sunglasses and a strange-looking hat. As he walked up to his parents, he heard his dad telling the man that they could film outside, but he didn't want anyone coming into their home. A glimmer of excitement began to move in Brock, and it boiled up into his chest as he realized this was the film crew for the new show. The man in the sunglasses stared at Brock for a few uncomfortable seconds. Then he said, "You have a very pleasant face, young man. Have you ever done any acting?"
How does the author's decision to set much of the story on a school bus affect the plot?
A.
It focuses attention on the boys' desire to learn.
B.
It symbolizes the boys' steady progress toward their goals.
C.
It dramatizes the boys' unwillingness to learn to drive.
D.
It emphasizes the monotony of the boys' lives.
"Nothing ever happens in this boring neighborhood," Brock lamented on Friday morning. Little did he know that his life would change forever on their walk home that day.
Exiting the bus, Brandon began telling Brock about his grand experiment fail when he tried to demonstrate gravity for his class presentation and knocked over his whole presentation apparatus along with most of the stuff on Mr. Heard's desk.
"Well, you definitely demonstrated gravity," Brock chuckled.
"Hey, did you hear about that new TV show? This morning my dad said they were going to be filming it right here in Pleasant Valley," Brandon said.
Brock looked up to see a large group of people milling around in front of his house, and his parents were talking to a man wearing sunglasses and a strange-looking hat. As he walked up to his parents, he heard his dad telling the man that they could film outside, but he didn't want anyone coming into their home. A glimmer of excitement began to move in Brock, and it boiled up into his chest as he realized this was the film crew for the new show. The man in the sunglasses stared at Brock for a few uncomfortable seconds. Then he said, "You have a very pleasant face, young man. Have you ever done any acting?"
How does the author's decision to set much of the story on a school bus affect the plot?
A.
It focuses attention on the boys' desire to learn.
B.
It symbolizes the boys' steady progress toward their goals.
C.
It dramatizes the boys' unwillingness to learn to drive.
D.
It emphasizes the monotony of the boys' lives.
Answers
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D. It emphasizes the monotony of the boys' lives.
Setting much of the story on a school bus highlights the routine and repetitive nature of Brock and Brandon's daily lives, reinforcing the idea that nothing exciting happens in their neighborhood. The bus represents a constant in their lives, making their eventual encounter with the film crew stand out as a significant break from that monotony.
Setting much of the story on a school bus highlights the routine and repetitive nature of Brock and Brandon's daily lives, reinforcing the idea that nothing exciting happens in their neighborhood. The bus represents a constant in their lives, making their eventual encounter with the film crew stand out as a significant break from that monotony.