What do the excerpts have in common? O Both point out the tragic nature of situations in which
children make journeys without their parents.
O Both describe what immigrant children must do to
survive when traveling to the United States.
O Both explain why most children want to leave Central
America without their parents.
O Both indicate the tragic problems and their
consequences that children in Central America must
face.

Well based on the summary,   the setting plays a big role in char. development since the cat has been spoiled and babied her whole life she has to figure out how to survive on there own for the first time. and since winter is coming the cat is faced with lots of dangers and troubles. but, like you said with the storm that brought an invasion of rats, since she is   a cat shell figure out how to kill and get food and the storm is the best way to learn right. can you mark me brainliest pls! read more on -

It shows that the milk is like life to the boy