The author begins the story after a problem has been solved. Rochelle has already been working on the case for months and has just figured it out, which indicates that the resolution of the problem has taken place at this moment.
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Rochelle slammed her laptop shut, pumped her fists up to the sky, and shouted,
"Yes! I did it! I finally figured it out!" Her feet did a little dance
under the desk, and a genuine smile swept across her face. Pictures, maps, newspaper articles, and scrap paper scribbled with plausible theories were pinned on her bulletin board. She had been working on this case for months, and she had finally cracked it — her first important case as a detective.
At which point does the author begin the story?
(1 point)
• before a problem has started
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•right after a problem has been presented
• after a problem has been solved
in the middle of a problem
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