Answer:
Ben was too preoccupied with getting the old man down from the cliff that he failed to protect himself from what Madec would do. Madec makes Ben strip down, give up his belongings, and go out without food or water.
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The option that describes how Nola is behaving is:
C. She is not talking much to her mother.
- This question is about the short story "Shopping" by Joyce Carol Oates. The characters are Mrs. Dietrich and her daughter Nola.
- Now that Nola is becoming a young adult, Mrs. Dietrich feels that she <u>no longer knows her daughter.</u>
- They are on their way to the shopping mall, something they have done many times before and which they both used to enjoy.
- However, this shopping trip is different. Nola is silent, answering with very few, short words to what her mother has to say.
- Mrs. Dietrich can sense the distance between them, but she insists in spending time with Nola.
- They still love each other, but now there is independence involved in the relationship.
- In conclusion, the best option is letter C. Nola is not talking much to her mother.
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