Question

tornadoes at camp
the pa cracked through camp louella like sheet lightning. we had been looking forward to the trip all year. one week without our parents, without homework and history class and sniveling first-graders in the halls. it was the culmination of our time in elementary school, one last hurrah before we moved on to middle school. we had been at the camp for less than a day, and already we regretted it.
camp louella sits on the border between texas and oklahoma—three hours on the bus and another hour learning camp procedures made for an exhausting day. dinner was served at 6:30 every evening. it was 5:15, and already the boys were starving. we huddled in a shelter beneath the cabin and listened. the silence was electric.
“mr. chestnut, i really have to use the bathroom!” pleaded ben. the rest of us giggled.
“i can’t let you leave the shelter right now. there are tornadoes nearby,” he explained.
“but—”
“the human bladder is made to hold sixteen ounces of liquid. you’ll be fine,” he broke in.
“well, we’re in trouble because i just drank twenty ounces of soda,” he whined. laughter filled the cramped space.
to the southwest, a string of storms spread across oklahoma.
this question has two parts. answer part a and then answer part b.
part a
select two details from the passage that best show how dialogue or events reveal character traits or develop the plot.
a “mr. chestnut, i really have to use the bathroom!” pleaded ben.
b “well, we’re in trouble because i just drank twenty ounces of soda,” he whined.
c a burst of wind tore the door from mr. chestnut’s hand and slammed it shut.
d i wondered if my mother was watching the weather back home.
e storms down south were funny that way. they could turn an afternoon black as night or make the evening glow like a city skyline.
part b
which two themes are most developed through these details and other events in the story?

Explanation:

ine, further highlighting his dramatic, childlike nature and adding humor to the tense situation, which develops the plot's mix of tension and lightheartedness.

Answer:

ine, further highlighting his dramatic, childlike nature and adding humor to the tense situation, which develops the plot's mix of tension and lightheartedness.