Question

question 19
which sentence reflects the climax of the \the pencil bandit\?
“sure, mom,’ louisa responded, barely disguising her frustration that nobody seemed to care about the chaos she was facing.” (paragraph 9)
“a squirrel was standing on her desk and holding one of her pencils in its front paws.” (paragraph 8)
“fast as lightning, the squirrel—still holding louisa’s pencil—leaped onto the windowsill, out the hole in the screen, and up a tree.” (paragraph 14)
“mystery solved, louisa cheerfully called out to her mother, ‘mom, do you think you could fix my screen tonight instead of waiting till saturday?’” (paragraph 15)

Explanation:

The climax is the most intense part of a story. In this case, the moment the squirrel - still holding the pencil - makes its escape is the high - point of tension and action.

Answer:

"A squirrel was standing on her desk and holding one of her pencils in its front paws" (paragraph 8) is the build - up, "Fast as lightning, the squirrel—still holding Louisa's pencil—leaped onto the windowsill, out the hole in the screen, and up a tree." (paragraph 14) is the climax as it is the most exciting and decisive moment of the action regarding the "pencil bandit", and "Mystery solved, Louisa cheerfully called out to her mother, 'Mom, do you think you could fix my screen tonight instead of waiting till Saturday?' " (paragraph 15) is the resolution. So the answer is "Fast as lightning, the squirrel—still holding Louisa's pencil—leaped onto the windowsill, out the hole in the screen, and up a tree." (paragraph 14)