Question

please read the passage and answer the questions. \the last lantern\ in the village of eldemwood, where trees whispered secrets and fog settled like old memories, a single lantern burned each night at the top of the watchtower. it was not electric, nor fueled by oil, but rather lit by the keepers resolve - a flame passed down from one generation to the next. the villagers believed the lantern kept away the gray, a creeping mist that devoured whatever it touched. mara, seventeen and uncertain, had just become the new keeper. her grandmother, the former keeper, passed the flame to her in a quiet ceremony beneath the moon, pressing a warm stone into her palm. \this is more than fire,\ she whispered. \it is truth.\ each evening, mara climbed the spiral stairs of the watchtower, her doubts heavy as the brass key she carried. from that height, she could see the whole of eldemwood - small homes tucked into mossy earth, and beyond them, the edge of the gray. it pulsed like something alive, halted only by the glow of the lantern. mara often wondered whether the gray was real or simply a story meant to keep children close to home. but each night, the fog lingered, never crossing into the village. one night, maras childhood friend, finn, confronted her beneath the tower. \why do you keep lighting that thing?\ he asked, arms crossed. \theres no proof it does anything. maybe were all living by shadows and lies.\ maras hands trembled around the key. \and if i stop and the gray comes?\ \then well face it. at least it would be real.\ but mara couldnt gamble on that. \the truth,\ her grandmother had said, \is not always visible. but it is 5. which two of the following best describe maras internal conflict? she resents her grandmother for giving her the role. she questions whether the gray is real or imagined. she struggles with the weight of her new responsibility. she is afraid of being alone in the tower. she is deciding whether to trust finn.

Explanation:

Mara has doubts about the existence of the Gray as she often wonders if it's real or just a story. Also, she has just become the new Keeper and struggles with the heavy - handed responsibility of keeping the Gray at bay. There is no indication she resents her grandmother, is afraid of being alone, or is deciding about trusting Finn.

Answer:

B. She questions whether the Gray is real or imagined
C. She struggles with the weight of her new responsibility