Select the correct answer. What inference can be made based on the highlighted sentence in the passage?
OA. The new cowhand doesn't know how to use a three-legged stool to milk a cow.
ОВ.
Because Tess is present, the workers must sing to the cows.
OC.
When cows get nervous, they can't be milked as easily.
OD. A new milker has to be careful because a cow might get spooked and use its horns.

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house