Question

scene
six students walk into a pitch - black escape room that has been created inside a classroom in their high school. the lights come up as a loudspeaker crackles.
voice over: welcome to the walking dead escape room, where you can be eligible for a $1,000 scholarship if you can escape in thirty minutes or less. good luck.
the lights flash in a regular pattern, and the room is covered with a warm red glow. mel signs to the others, but no one is paying attention. she types on her phone as everyone else searches for clues.
youngwoo (noticing what mel has typed): the flashing lights mean something. we should figure out the pattern.
tina: oh, so were all working together now?
adnan: isnt that how escape rooms work?
roy scoffs in the corner.
kuhu: i mean it is how theyre supposed to work. but with this group, i assumed we were on our own.
mel types some more, then hands her phone to kuhu.
kuhu: we dont have time for this... for you to be typing messages for us to read. why dont you just speak? we all know you can talk.
mel types again.
kuhu (reading): you could have just learned sign language. aw, snap. yeah, i guess youre right, mel. weve known each other forever, thats fair. okay, so what about the lights? theyre flashing in patterns of four...
the lights suddenly dim, and music swarms the room. they all try their best to figure out clues to escape. but the loud music distracts them from being able to talk to one another. theyre frustrated and angry as their time winds down. finally, the music volume lowers.

○ c. she gets more animated so that they have to listen to her
○ d. she uses her voice to tell her teammates the answer to the puzzle
part b:
which excerpt from the text first supports your answer from part a?
○ a. mel signs to the others, but no one is paying attention. she types on her phone as everyone else searches for clues.
○ b. you could have just learned sign language. aw, snap. yeah, i guess youre right, mel.
○ c. she starts speaking aloud, a little self - consciously at first, but gaining confidence as she continues to talk.
○ d. i pulled away because learning asl just seemed too hard

Explanation:

To solve Part B, we need to find the excerpt that supports the answer from Part A (assuming Part A was about Mel starting to speak). Option C describes Mel starting to speak aloud, gaining confidence, which directly supports her using her voice (as in a Part A answer about her communicating verbally). Option A shows her signing/typing, not speaking. Option B is a dialogue about sign language, not her speaking. Option D is about avoiding learning ASL, not her speaking. So C is the best support.

Answer:

C. She starts speaking aloud, a little self - consciously at first, but gaining confidence as she continues to talk.