An Unlikely Heroine
Elizabeth Kibler
¹Teresa gasped and sputtered as she ran a final lap around the
gym. Most of the other players had already completed the half-mile
run; however, Teresa was only now crossing the finish line. The
other players had already moved onto ball dribbling and passing
drills. Teresa's older sister, Alisa, tossed the ball adeptly to the other
players and expertly shot basket after basket
2Because Alisa was the team captain, she was in charge of the
practice. Looking over to her sister, Alisa waved for Teresa to come
join the team, Holding her forehead in her hands, Teresa feigned a
headache. Complaining about the pain, Teresa went to the locker
room to take a shower.
Teresa had planned to quit the basketball team for three weeks.
She liked spending time with her sister, but she just felt like she
wasn't cut out for basketball's rapid pace. Teresa felt like a fish out
of water. After they got home from school, Teresa knocked at her
sister's door. Slightly opening the door, she saw her sister shooting
a miniature basketball into a plastic hoop on the wall.
4
"You caught me," laughed Alisa "I just can't stop playing-it's my
x
What is one of the MAIN conflicts present throughout this
passage?
A Teresa's struggle with her desire to quit the
basketball team and her desire to spend time with
her sister.
4x B
4x C
4x D
The basketball team's struggle to kick Alisa off
the team for always favoring her sister.
The basketball team's struggle to tell Alisa that
they didn't want her sister on the team anymore.
Teresa and Alisa's struggle with each other to
become the basketball team's coach.
A