Answer:
C - Show her father she can move as fast as a blue racer.
Explanation:
The lines "My father pulls my hand and leads me past the white scar of a snake carved into rotting growth. "If you can't go as fast as a Blue Racer," he says, "the next best thing is playing dead." before she runs off to prove that she can be as fast, her father providing the motive to do so. She shows no fear of it by running straight away, does not show any motive of wanting to keep it as a pet, and does not show any signs of being tired. This is the answer that makes the most sense, in my eyes.
Answer:
The line of dialogue that changed the story was, "You know, there are scholarships available for winning students this year." This changed Maya's plans, and it made it so that she could try out for track. She was told that there would be scholarships for students who won. So that changed her mind about try outs.
Answer:
He had limited success because he was a generally nice person without a surplus of ego and because he wasn't flashy.
