Byron and mitch are co-captains of the mathletes, their
high school's academic team. they are backstage with the
five other team members, preparing to compete in the
state math quiz. byron sits on the floor with his eyes
closed and his earbuds in, listening to classical jazz, which
him focus his mind and energy. suddenly, he feels a
presence beside him. he opens his eyes to see mitch
staring at him. "mathletes! mathletes! " mitch chants loudly.
mitch gives byron a thumbs-up and then proceeds to strut
around like a peacock, high-fiving the other team members,
as byron shuts his eyes again and does his best to refocus
his mind
which statement best summarizes the passage?
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a. the mathletes academic team has two captains: byron, who is
very quiet and meditative, and mitch, who is very loud and
boisterous
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b. mitch gives byron a thumbs-up and then proceeds to strut around
like a peacock, high-fiving the other team members,
c. mitch should have been more considerate of byron's personal
space everyone has his or her own way of preparing for a
competition
d. backstage before an academic competition, one team captain
byron, is meditating, while the other mitch, is being rowdy and
interrupts byron