Question

Which answer choice best compares the plot structures of Selection 1 and Selection 2?
A. Selection 1 tells all events in linear order. Selection 2 starts in medias res with Randall looking at his store, flashes back to earlier events, and then returns to linear order.
B. Selection 1 tells all events in linear order. Selection 2 flashes back to Randall looking at his store, then returns to linear order, and concludes in medias res.
C. Selection 1 starts in medias res with the shoemaker’s cutting out the leather, flashes back to earlier events, and then returns to linear order. Selection 2 tells all events in linear order.
D. Selection 1 flashes back to the shoemaker’s cutting out the leather, then returns to linear order, and concludes in medias res. Selection 2 tells all events in linear order.

Answer 1

A. Selection 1 is told in linear order. Selection 2 begins in medias res (Randall at his store), flashes back to earlier events, then resumes linear chronology.