Charlie watched as joe walked slowly toward him. neither
looked particularly nervous. this would decide who went
on to the next division. "good luck, joe," charlie said. "i
won't need any luck." joe responded.
which is the strongest evidence from the passage that the characters are
competing?
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a. "i won't need any luck," joe responded.
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b. neither looked particularly nervous.
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c. this would decide who went on to the next division.
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d. "good luck, joe," charlie said.

c

Explanation:

the significance of the title, "the passing", is related to the fact that the main characters, who are three african-american descendant women, are passing as white. this means that, because of their light-coloured skins they look like white women. one of the three friends, clare, is married to a white man and she lives in a white community and she has never told her husband that she is black. the title can easily be connected to the idea of pretending to be someone you are not and of losing your real identity in order to be accepted by society.