Question

1. cheri. wait, ali—do you mean you werent in the house at all last night?

ali. exactly. i wouldnt lie to you!
cheri. so then, you didnt take the sculpture to the auction house; someone stole it!
ali. this is terrible! we have to tell the police. ali takes out her phone
cheri. grabbing alis wrist no! we cant!
does this passage contain a resolution? explain. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Explanation:

A resolution in a story or dialogue is the part where the conflict is solved. In this passage, the conflict is that the sculpture was stolen. Ali wants to tell the police (which could potentially lead to a resolution), but Cheri stops her. So there is no actual solving of the problem (resolution) yet.

Answer:

No, this passage does not contain a resolution. The conflict (the sculpture being stolen) is still present as Cheri stops Ali from taking the action (calling the police) that could potentially lead to resolving the situation.