Read this excerpt from a personal narrative.

“That will be $7.50,” the cashier said after ringing up the groceries I hoped to purchase.

I looked in my wallet and saw only a $5 bill. My face flushed as I realized I would have to put a few things back.

“Um . . . sorry. I thought I had more money with me,” I replied. “What if I put back the bottle of juice? How much will that be?”

Immediately, the woman standing in line behind me reached into her purse, pulled out $2.50, and handed it to the cashier.

“Oh, thanks,” I said, surprised and relieved at the same time. “This is so generous of you. How can I repay you?”

“Don’t thank me,” the woman replied. “I’m no saint. I just don’t want to wait in line any longer. Now you can go, and I can finally buy my groceries and get out of here.”

How does the dialogue in the paragraph help develop the narrative?

It explains why the narrator does not have enough money to buy groceries.
It explains how the experience in the store has shaped the identity of the author.
It provides background information that helps the reader get to know the characters.
It reveals the characters’ thoughts and feelings about

It reveals the characters’ thoughts and feelings about

Now, this sentence wasn't complete, but it seems like the most obvious choice. The dialogue didn't tell us why the narrator does not have enough money to buy groceries, nor does it explain how the experience in the store has shaped the identity of the author. It might provide a little background information that helps the reader get to know the characters, but for now, option D seems the most fitting. You can use context clues and experience to hypothesize that it might be "it reveals the characters’ thoughts and feelings about  the situation."

Hope this helped!

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)