Plot line #1 Damian decides to join the chess team, which meets after school three days a week. Part of the reason he joins is to fill his time after a breakup with his girlfriend Isabella. At chess club, he meets one of the captains, Jasmine, and after being trained by her each practice for a couple of weeks, he finds he’s interested in dating her, though he isn’t sure he’s ready to date again. He talks about his difficult situation with his friend Jayden to try to determine what to do. Plot line #2 Isabella and her parents visit their extended family in Puerto Rico for the first time. She tries new foods and meets aunts, uncles, and cousins she connects with and would like to live with over the summer. Her parents set up the details with Isabella’s aunt for her to return for the summer holiday, starting in June. Plot line #3 Jayden plays on the high school soccer team. He’s also an honor roll student. His good friend Noland also plays on the team and is their best forward. Noland struggles with his classes, and if his grades drop more, he will be suspended from the team. Jayden offers to tutor Noland every day after practice to help him improve his grades. At first, Noland refuses the help, but then he realizes Jayden is a good friend and teammate who wants to help. Plot line #4 Jasmine is one of the captains of the chess team. When a new member arrives, she’s the one to welcome the person and explain the guidelines for the team. The last time she dated someone on the team, a guy named Noland, he didn’t like when she told him he had to follow the rules like everyone else. Soon after that, they broke up. She’s vowed not to date anyone who is on the team again, but that notion is tested when Damian joins. Question Use the plot lines to answer the question. Select the correct answer(s) from the lists. (1 point) Plot lines(3and 4,1 and 2, 1and 4, 1 and 3) work well together in a narrative with multiple plot lines because (they have character who all go to the sam highschool , they share the theme of trying to overcome challenges by putting aside personal ego , they share the theme of finding romance when you given up, they have the sema character with the related problem of fitting in on a team

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The plot lines that work well together in a narrative with multiple plot lines are (1 and 4, 1 and 3) because:

  • (1 and 4): Both plot lines involve characters in the same chess team at the same high school, specifically focusing on Damian's interest in joining the team and Jasmine's leadership role on the team. Additionally, Jasmine's past romantic experiences and her vow not to date anyone from the team create tension and conflict relevant to Damian’s interest in her.

  • (1 and 3): This pairing involves Damian, Jayden, and Noland, who are all friends and interact within the same high school environment – with Damian dealing with his breakup, Jayden helping Noland with tutoring, and Noland also being a teammate. The underlying themes of friendship, support, and overcoming challenges are present, as well as character connections through their shared experiences in sports and personal struggles.

Both combinations highlight common themes and character relations relevant to the high school setting.