Ji ran to him and said, “Let me help.”
“I—I don’t know, no, I don’t have my phone on me,” he said, near tears.
“I do!” Ji pulled out her phone, looked up the number to call, the Network for Stranded Marine Mammals, and made the call.
At the same time, Asher spied her art supply bin and asked to use it to retrieve buckets of water to pour on the whale. Ji nodded and dumped the contents and handed the bin to Asher, who dashed and sloshed in the water. After making the call, Ji quickly read about digging a trench around the whale, but of course, her stick tunneling felt like she was building a sandcastle mote and not a recess that would fill with water, allowing the whale to float until the tide or help arrived.
Question
Use the excerpt from the middle of a story to answer the question.
This excerpt connects the stories of two otherwise unrelated people, Li and Asher. What is the author’s purpose in making the two stories overlap?
(1 point)
Responses
to bring the story to its conclusion after relieving the tension in the story
to bring the story to its conclusion after relieving the tension in the story
to show that two seemingly different people have much in common
to show that two seemingly different people have much in common
to underscore the importance of taking action to protect nature
to underscore the importance of taking action to protect nature
to show how unusual situations can bring people together
to show how unusual situations can bring people together
1 answer
The best response to the author's purpose in making the two stories overlap is:
to show how unusual situations can bring people together.
This choice highlights the connection between Ji and Asher as they come together in a moment of crisis to help the stranded whale, illustrating how shared experiences can forge bonds between individuals.
