The answer to the following questions that you have give are the following and please don't post to many question in just one posting
#1 b.chugging up a mountain.
#2 d.seriousness.
#3 <span>a. a solid background in reading and writing</span>
#4 c.reputation.
#5 b.boredom
#6 <span>b.disrespectful to God.
I hope you are satisfied with my answer and feel free to ask for more </span>
By explaining the concept of being an “also-ran,” the author describes someone who enjoys participating in a contest even though he or she does not win. The quotation from paragraph 9 expresses the author's positive viewpoint of “also-rans” who “finish third in a three-horse race.
Answer:
rising action or the beginning
Explanation:
The answer it’s the letter c
