Question

Read the following story excerpt and answer the question that follows: "Come on James!" Nick called him from the street. "Let's get to the court. The guys are waiting." James looked down at his list of assignments on the computer. "Nick, I can't go today," he yelled regretfully out his window. "I am behind on my work. You are, too! You should come over and we can study together." No response from Nick. James sighed and opened his website. A short time later he heard a loud knock at the door. It was Nick. "You were right. Let's finish up and then go shoot hoops." Which line of dialogue impacted James and changed direction of the story?
Nick called him from the street. "Let's get to the court."

"Nick, I can't go today," he yelled out his window.

"Come on James!" Nick called him from the street.

"You are, too! You should come over and we can study together."

Answer 1

Hi kiddo. 

The answer you are looking for is D. "You are, too! You should come over and we can study together."

Reason #1
We can see in the excerpt above that Nick paused after he heard the statement, "You are, too! You should come over and we can study together."
One can deduct that Nick's silent response was due to John's offer and devotion to school.

Reason #2
James' offer to study and do work together may have changed Nick's course. It's not explicitly stated, but one can assume, guilt, gratitude, or even self-pity played a part in his change of attitude. Another quote to support my reason(s) is when Nick said, "You were right. Let's finish up and then go shoot hoops."