Use the following sequence of events from a story to answer the question.

Question

A. After she finishes breakfast, Marla rummages through her bedroom closet looking for her work shoes.
B. Marla can’t find her work shoes, so she pulls on a pair of slippers.
C. Marla runs to the bus stop in her slippers and gets on the bus to work.
D. While Marla is eating breakfast, her little sister finds Marla’s work shoes in the bedroom closet and walks away in them.

What change would make the plot linear?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

(1 point)
Responses

Move B to the beginning.
Move B to the beginning.

Move A to the end.
Move A to the end.

Move C to the end.
Move C to the end.

Move D to the beginning.
Move D to the beginning.

Answer 1

To make the plot linear, the best change would be to move D to the beginning. This way, the sequence would be clearer and follow a logical order:

1. D: While Marla is eating breakfast, her little sister finds Marla’s work shoes in the bedroom closet and walks away in them.
2. A: After she finishes breakfast, Marla rummages through her bedroom closet looking for her work shoes.
3. B: Marla can’t find her work shoes, so she pulls on a pair of slippers.
4. C: Marla runs to the bus stop in her slippers and gets on the bus to work.

This order maintains a coherent timeline of events leading to Marla's predicament and her subsequent actions.