Question

read the passage from \initiation\
the door behind her opened and a ray of light sliced across the soft gloom of the basement room.
\hey millicent, come on out now. this is it.\ there were some of the girls outside.
\im coming,\ she said, getting up and moving out of the soft darkness into the glare of light, thinking: this is it, all right. the worst part, the hardest part, the part of initiation that i figured out myself.
the passage provides evidence that millicent has just overcome what kind of conflict?
○ character vs. character
○ character vs. nature
○ character vs. self
○ character vs. society

Explanation:

1. Character vs. self is correct because Millicent reflects that she completed the hardest, worst part of the initiation on her own, overcoming her internal doubt/struggle to get through the trial instead of clashing with other characters, nature, or societal expectations directly here.
2. Character vs character would require direct conflict with another person, which is not shown here.
3. Character vs nature would involve conflict with the natural world, which is not present.
4. Character vs society would involve pushing back against broader social norms, which is not the conflict she just overcame here.

Answer:

C. character vs self