Question

leas load by b k mcswan \lea! did you eat the last apple i was going to use to make us a pie? dont you know theres a war going on?\ her mother shouted out the window. lea, sitting below on the apartment stoop, tossed an apple core into the bushes, yes, she knew there was a war going on. ever since that german guy decided to invade poland, there had been war going on. turning to the inside our and longed for the peace. lea grabbed the bucket and trudged to the custodians closet for a mop with little consolation that her work efforts helped pay the rent while papa was away in the war. fear inched up her spine as she opened the door to the dark, dank, and dusty closet. she steeled herself to run in and run out when a movement in the corner caught her attention. sunlight streamed in, shining a beacon on blonde hair stuck up like thatch from a young mans head as he crouched, clothed in a tattered german uniform, with his arms wrapped around his knees, shaking and muttering. \what are you doing in here?\ lea demanded in her native italian tongue. she knew some german from her schooling, so when the young man stuttered his reply, she understood him to say in german,
o more war,\ but his petrified, blue eyes pleaded better than his german could. lea, seeing he was no more than 16 years, motioned him to stay and remain quiet. sneaking up to her apartment, she heard her mother in the back rooms, so lea stole into the kitchen and retrieved a long loaf of bread from the window sill. swiftly cutting it lengthwise, she stuffed it with sliced salami and wrapped it in wax paper before placing it in her bucket to lug back to the fugitive. \here,\ she offered the provender to him, and he bit into it ravenously. \slow down! i dont know when i can get you more - this must last you days.\ she gestured hoping he would understand, and then she began the perplexing task of determining how to return a german boy to his family. 2 select the correct answer how does the underlined passage affect the plot? a. by referring to world war ii, it creates tension in the readers mind about who will win the war b. by referring to events that took place before the story began, it provides important information about setting c. it creates a sense of surprise about the setting, which seemed peaceful with no hints of war until now d. it foretells conflict between lea and her mother about leas habit of eating food that is meant for the whole family

Explanation:

The underlined passage refers to events (the war) that happened before the story's start and gives context about the setting. It doesn't create tension about the war's outcome, surprise about a peaceful - seeming setting, or foreshadow a mother - daughter conflict.

Answer:

B. By referring to events that took place before the story began, it provides important information about setting