In this excerpt from "the ransom of red chief," how does the author reveal information about bill and the boy, johnny? when i got to the cave i found bill backed up against the side of it, breathing hard, and the boy threatening to smash him with a rock half as big as a cocoanut. a. by describing their decisions b. by describing their words c. by describing their actions d. by describing their interaction with other characters e. by describing other characters' reactions to them