Read the excerpt from it's our world, too! : young people who are making a difference. at halftime, as homecoming floats circled the field, allison gibbons, a member of the student council, entered the press box, stood before the microphone, and asked for everyone's attention. the crowd grew silent as she began to read the letter. "i was watching the crowd while allison read it," andy said. "when she finished, there was silence, and then almost everyone stood up and cheered. all the students stood up. and the football players were all clapping. it was a wonderful feeling to know that we had people behind us." why does the crowd grow silent after the speech?

The crowd is silent after the speech because it is thinking about what Allison said. Her speech was powerful and must have had an impact. It seems they all agreed with what she said because after the silence everyone stood and cheered. Andy believes that meant that they "had people behind [them]." The title of the source text also tells us that Allison Gibbons did something that made a difference.

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.

i am also pretty sure it is c