Question

directions: read each description of a scene from a play. then, on the line, write e if the conflict described in the scene is external or i if it is internal. 1. _ richard and amanda are out rock climbing on a sunny summer day. while climbing, the wind suddenly picks up, and they notice dark clouds on the horizon. a storm is moving toward them quickly. the wind starts howling, and lightning flashes in the distance. they scramble to get off the mountain and find shelter. 2. _ amani, a high school senior, must decide whether she wants to go to college to become a doctor or go to art school to study painting. she struggles with the decision: as a doctor, she could help others, but she has loved making art her entire life. 3. _ eddie rents a kayak for the day. as the boat shop manager hands him a map and explains the tides and currents, eddie nods, but is too eager to get started and doesnt pay close attention. after he has been paddling for a while and loses sight of the inlet where he rented the kayak, he gets caught in a powerful current that takes him farther and farther out into the huge bay. 4. _ ines has been struggling to pay her bills. one day, while waiting at a bus stop, a woman standing just a couple of feet away from her reaches into her purse to get her phone. the woman doesnt notice that when she

Explanation:

• Question 1: The conflict is between Richard and Amanda and the storm (external force).
• Question 2: The conflict is within Amani (internal decision - making).
• Question 3: The conflict is between Eddie and the current (external force).
• Question 4: The conflict is between Ines (assuming she might be tempted to take the phone, but the description is incomplete. But based on the general concept, if it's about an external situation like a potential theft opportunity, it's external. If it's about her internal moral struggle, but since it's not described, we assume external as the main conflict is with the situation).

Answer:

1. E
2. I
3. E
4. E