<span>D. The stranger smiled on, his downward-slanting eyes like empty pits. (161)</span>
The full correct sentence would be “Nobody on the team is happy about the game” therefore “is” is the correct answer
The plot of the story refers to the chain of related events which explain what happens in a story. In every story plot, there is most usually a conflict.
I believe that people are drawn to fiction because it is an escape for then its a different reality that they can go to, to escape the real one like Harry Potter, Star Wars, and The Hobbit they are all fictional and people can use them to escape this reality to a better one in their mind.