Mrs. Gardner pointed at Rhonda. "Rhonda, meet me out in the hall! You're in big trouble, young lady."
Rhonda fixed her hair and then slowly rose. She strolled toward the
door and laughed. "I guess it's time to get punished," she said to the
class. "Like I'm scared."
"Oooh," the class said.
Out in the hall, Rhonda dropped to her knees and put her hands
together. "Please don't suspend me, Mrs. Gardner," she pleaded.
"Please, please, please!"
Which statement best explains how the plot of the story helps develop the
main character?