Kiki and her best friend, mya, are house-sitting for the
haverford family while they are away. one day, kiki sees
mya steal some jewelry from a jewelry box. kiki begs mya
to return it, but mya refuses and tells kiki not to say
anything, or she'll never speak to her again. when the
haverfords return, they give the girls a large sum of money
for watching the house so well. kiki agonizes over whether
to tell on mya, but she ultimately chooses to turn mya in.
mya, humiliated, returns the jewelry and never speaks to
kiki again. ms. haverford decides not to press charges and
kiki for her honesty. though kiki misses mya
greatly, she feels that telling the truth was the right choice.
which statement best represents the conflict in this passage?
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a. kiki must choose whether to watch the haverfords' house or hang
out with mya.
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b. kiki must choose whether to be friends with mya or refuse to
speak to her
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c. kiki must choose whether to take the jewelry herself or return it to
its rightful owner.
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d. kiki must choose whether to turn mya in or keep quiet about the
jewelry theft