Read the following story and answer the question:

Jack craved an apple, just the sweet, tart taste of a ripe Pink Lady. He only had a quarter, but the apple was fifty cents. He decided to do extra chores to earn enough to buy five apples. He worked hard and earned the money in a week. When he got to the store, the apples had gone up by twenty-five cents, so he could only buy half the apples we wanted to. Upset, he shows up to his mom's cart. She immediately knows what's wrong and she knows how hard he worked to earn his money. Looking into his eyes, she dug in her change purse to find five more quarters and gave it to him. Jack ran to the counter with his five apples. Beaming, he bought them and snacked the whole way home.

How did the author bring Jack's problem to a resolution?

A story that involves flashbacks can ____________ to stories that begin in the past to explain what might happen to characters in the future.

James wanted his teacher to change the due date of an assignment, but when he asked, she said, "No." He wanted to ______________ her decision so he convinced his classmates to all write emails asking for an extension also.

Jack wants to understand why Steve chose to plead innocent, so he had to ____________ all of the characterization tools Myers used throughout the story.

What is the following statement an example of?

Be careful how you treat others for they may treat you the same.

Jack wants to know why the main character had to go through a storm before reaching his destination. He needs to ____________ the text for clues about the author's purpose.

Jill is exploring the character of Steve, so she starts by looking at how the jail setting was an _______________ on his beliefs.

When an author leads the story to its end, the main problem has been brought to a ______________.

When analyzing why an author chooses to use a flashback or foreshadowing, we may need to _____________ the linear plot with non-linear plot.