What inference can be made about Nelda's relationship with Tracy?
A) Nelda values Tracy and sees her as a friend
B) Nelda sees Tracy as her competition, so their relationship is based on rivalry, not friendship
C) Nelda relies on Tracy and fears she will not find a friend like Tracy in her new neighborhood
D) Nelda really likes Tracy, but Nelda's parents would like Nelda to have different friends and spend less time with Tracy
Part B:
Which detail from the text best supports your answer from part A?
A) Moving away and starting a new life in another state would be difficult, almost as difficult as it had been to beat Tracy in a swimming race to the nearest tree that
muggy July day
B) The wind pressed in on Nelda's shoulders, humming in her ears, bringing with it shivers and still more fragments of elusive memories
C) The move to another state, because of her parents' employment relocation, would be stressful but exciting. There would be new friendships to form