Question

whether she should tell the rest of her family, who believe that their ancestors were honest shopkeepers. as she is mulling over this decision, a journalist contacts her. he is willing a newspaper article about the history of local businesses and wants to write about her ancestors. if the woman tells him the truth, it will embarrass her family. if she doesn’t, she will be perpetuating a lie. finally, she decides not to speak to the journalist. instead, she writes and publishes an article that reveals the truth about her ancestors and details a plan to use some of the family’s resources to help the community. complete the sentence below. select the correct answers from the lists. (1 point) the main character has an internal ▼. the ▼ of the story comes when a reporter arrives on the scene.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the story elements:

For the first blank:

The main character is struggling with a decision (whether to tell the truth or not), which is an internal conflict (a struggle within oneself about a moral/decision - making issue).

For the second blank:

When the reporter arrives, it introduces a new element that intensifies the character's dilemma. In narrative terms, this is the complication (or a part of the rising action that adds to the conflict) of the story, as it presents a new challenge to the character's decision - making process.

Assuming the first dropdown has options like "conflict" and the second has "complication" (or similar narrative - related terms):

Answer:

First blank: conflict
Second blank: complication

(Note: The exact options in the dropdowns aren't fully provided, but based on narrative structure, these are the logical choices. If the dropdowns have options like "conflict" for the first and "complication" (or "rising action trigger", "turning point precursor" - but more likely "complication") for the second, these would be the correct selections.)