Answer: B)
Explanation:
Blackie is shown in this passage as influential girl because she is talking to all people in the group and they are listening to her. She is showing her authority over them which is a good character that leader of some group can have.
"We'll show him we don't take bribes" is showing us that she is unwilling to back down during some conflict and she would response to any uncomfortable reaction to her.
I believe the thesis in this is actually the first sentence considering the rest of the story talks about that first sentence.
Take a look at your audience. You can analyze their actions and emotions by keep watching at them most especially those moments where the key points are presented in the performance. From the moment, you can tell whether or not they enjoyed it or bored over watching it.
Answer:
maybe A
if this is wrong then sorry
