Question

10th grade mid-year assessment
whose garden reflected this. within it, a chisen, or pond, surrounded
a small island with an ancient omatsu, a black pine that stretched its
trunk over the water, and a solitary patch of irises grew on the bank.
then, a flicker of red would appear in the dark water, a magnolia
petal fluttering across black silk. benigoi would swim by, taking
everyones breath away.

he was not the most beautiful koi, but this did not bother him at all
because what held benigoi by the gills, what haunted him, was that
he was not a dragon.

every koi knew the tale: were a koi to swim to the top of a waterfall, it
would keep on swimming, up past the treetops, past the clouds, until
it reached the very heavens and became a celestial dragon. benigoi
would often swim up the small river that flowed into the chisen, and
at the point where the rapids became too much for him, he would
stop and stare at the waterfall. indeed, benigoi was obsessed with
the waterfall and the idea of becoming a dragon.

only one thing haunted him more, and that was the moon. at night,
when the moon glistened on the surface of the chisen, benigoi would
swim to it, circling it boldly. gills swelling in and out, benigoi would
gaze all night at the pure white of her reflection.

assessment questions
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... 36
1 out of 36 answered
question 2
how does paragraph 3 develop the plot?
a. by hinting at benigois past
b. by describing benigois surroundings
c. by introducing one of benigois desires
d. by detailing benigois relationships
with other koi

Explanation:

Paragraph 3 introduces the legend that koi can become dragons by swimming to the top of a waterfall, and reveals Benigoi's obsession with this goal, which is a core desire driving his actions. Option A is incorrect as it does not hint at his past; Option B is incorrect because this paragraph focuses on his goal, not his surroundings; Option D is incorrect as no relationships with other koi are detailed here.

Answer:

C. by introducing one of Benigoi's desires