CHARACTERS: Man-in-rags
Jeb

Stage Set: An empty bus. Jeb is asleep on a seat near the backdoor. His hands are holding on to a backpack. A tour guide booklet is slipping away from his fingers. Faint light passes through the bus window in intervals. Man-in-rags climbs on the bus and sits only a few seats away from Jeb. Man-in-rags creeps toward Jeb and tries to reach for the backpack.

Jeb: (Twitches involuntarily and wakes up) Whoa! (Grabs his backpack tightly and looks up at Man-in-rags in anger) Just what do you think you were doing?
Man-in-rags: A hungry man just wants food.
Jeb: Oh, no. Where did they all go? (Gets up from his seat and looks around) They didn't even wait for me.
Man-in-rags: Every man is always looking for something. (Seems to reach inside his bag for something important and finally takes out a flashlight)
Jeb: Hey, did you see a group of tourists get off this bus?
Man-in-rags: (Turns on the flashlight and points it to Jeb's face) You look a lot like the man that stole my everything.
Jeb: Ha! (aside) Well, I better get off the bus. This man is scaring me. (Gets up to gather his belongings) There's no telling to what is coming.
Man-in-rags: Wait. Who taught you how to say that?
Jeb: Say what?
Man-in-rags: There's no telling.
Jeb: Everybody says that.
Man-in-rags: Not everybody in this part of the world says that.
Jeb: Everybody I know says that.
Man-in-rags: (Moves closer to Jeb and examines his face, his fingers shiver as they reach for Jeb's face) Heavens!
Jeb: This is creeping me out. Please back off, sir. (Heads to the exit door)
Man-in-rags: (Retreats, sinks to a chair, and lets out a moan) Linda! Linda May Lou. Oh, why did I ever leave you?
Jeb: (Turns around and returns to the back door of the bus) How do you know that name? (Sits on his knees and stares at Man-in-rags' face)

Which of these best describes why this selection ends in the climax?
A.
It builds suspense and is a turning point in the dramatic action.
B.
It reveals something important about the characters' motive.
C.
It shows a situational irony that is only understood by the audience.
D.
It gives the reader the background of the characters in the scene.

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