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How do Ava and Mr. Chen drive the central conflict in “The Great Invention”?

Ava wants to help solve the town’s problem, while Mr. Chen doubts her ability, creating opposing viewpoints that move the plot forward.

Ava and Mr. Chen disagree about who should speak to the mayor.


Ava wants attention from the reporter, while Mr. Chen wants to avoid the news.

Ava and Mr. Chen both struggle to understand how the bridge was damaged.

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The first option is correct.

Ava’s eagerness to solve the town’s problem and Mr. Chen’s doubts about her ability create the central tension: their opposing viewpoints lead to clashes, decisions, and actions that move the plot forward. The other choices describe minor plot details or misunderstand the conflict—disagreement about the mayor or the reporter isn’t the main driver, and the story’s conflict centers on their differences in attitude and trust, not a mutual puzzlement over the bridge damage.