1. Authors purpose is the message they’re trying to show or convey in the story
2. Chronological order is a series of events that happen in the story one after the other
3. Conflict can be any problem or obstacle designed to stop or set back the main protagonist from the goal in the story
4. A flashback is a memory to a previous event that happened in the story, typically triggered by an action
5. Foreshadowing is when you can infer or predict what is going to happen in the story
6. Narrative techniques are methods the author uses to try to convey the message or make the message clear in the story
7. Pacing shows how fast a story unfolds or can unfold, typically if the story is long because readers can get frustrated with the length of the book
8. Parallel plots the author can tie in 2 or more dramatic plots linked by a common character and similar theme.
Answer:
(C) It unfolds in a few brief scenes that show readers why the merchant’s wife continues to believe in their son’s capacity to learn and grow.
Explanation:
"All for a Paisa" is a riddle presented in a folklore story with slightly varied versions in different regions and societies.
"Paisa" in the Indian sub-continent means hundredth part of a rupee. It is somewhat like to penny, hence very small/negligible amount of money.
A summary of one of the versions of the story is as follows;
A merchant is unwilling to marry his son because he does not believe in the intelligence and abilities of his son. His wife however speaks favorably about their son, and succeeds in getting a chance for his son from his husband. The merchant in order to test his son's intelligence and capacity to learn gives him one paisa to and asks for buying with this something to eat, something to drink, something to chew, something to plant in a garden, and something as food for the cow. The son by the advice of iron-smith's daughter buys a watermelon which fulfills all the requirements. His father is impressed even after knowing the truth about iron-smith daughter's helping his son. He arranges his son's marriage with that girl.
Option C is correct because the story has few brief scenes.
Option A is incorrect because son's mother thinks very positive about his son's abilities.
Option B is incorrect because the story is not one extended description of just merchant's views.
Option D is incorrect because although merchant's son has average intelligence, but his willingness to go and buy such a thing and his unhappy expression are a sign that he is willing and able to learn.
