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On Our Way
How does the character of Andrea play a role in the plot this story?
A. She searches for the majority of the sponsors
B. She works hard at the carwash and bake sale.
C. She alerts the choir to its problem with money
choir to try its last possible option
With the peal of the last piano note. Mr. Jordan
signaled the end of the song with his conducting baton.
The entire choir fell silent and remained still on the
stands The members were attending their last
rehearsal before the national competition, and they had
finally made it through a pristine practice Everyone,
including Mr Jordan, was relieved that they had
accomplished what they had thought was impossible
just a few months before
"Okay, we finally had a clean performance today,
and it happened just in the nick of time in three days,
we are supposed to head out to national competition
However, we are still lacking over $500, so I don't know
how we're going to raise that amount of money in time."
Mr. Jordan announced
The choir members shuffled their feet. This problem
had haunted them from the moment they had received
the news of their qualification Unlike the other qualified
choir groups in the nation their choir did not have
parental help. The members' parents often had to work
late and long hours to provide for their families, so the
choir didn't have a booster club to finance its trip. They
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