Question

Use the following sequence of events from a story to answer the 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 C to the end. Move C to the end. Move A to the end. Move A to the end. Move B to the beginning. Move B to the beginning. Move D to the beginning.

Answer 1

To make the plot linear, you would want to rearrange the events in a chronological order. The most effective change would be to move D to the beginning. This way, the sequence would go as follows:

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 clear cause-and-effect relationship and follows Marla's actions in a linear fashion.