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read the excerpt from "how a cat played robinson crusoe."

starving as she was, she could not sleep, but kept ceaselessly on the prowl.

which statement best explains how the excerpt contributes to the plot of "how a cat played robinson crusoe"?

a. the cat is starving and so must find food quickly. the cat's struggle for survival in an unfamiliar and harsh world establishes the main conflict of the story.

b. the cat is bored and hunts so that she has something to do. the cat's need for adventure and excitement drives the plot of the story and creates tension.

c. the cat can't sleep and needs a way to pass the time until her family comes. much of the plot focuses on the cat's internal struggle as she waits for her famliy to return.

d. the cat has become wild and kills without reason. the climax of the story occurs when the cat has become totally wild and is no longer tame.

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one.which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion