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Difficulty: MediumPlot Summary and Narrative Events

In a prescribed prose narrative centered on a riverine community's environmental struggle, the protagonist, a hydrographic surveyor named Tonye, uncovers falsified depth charts designed to approve a dredging concession. Which narrative event directly serves as the catalyst for Tonye's decision to leak the authentic environmental impact report to the council of elders?

  1. The revelation that the dredging firm secretly funded his sister's university scholarship to secure his complianceAnswer
  2. B
    The accidental grounding of a commercial canoe on an uncharted sandbar near the river mouth
  3. C
    The council of elders issuing an immediate eviction order to the dredging company's field staff
  4. D
    Tonye's official promotion to chief surveyor following his supervisor's sudden retirement

Answer

The disclosure of the dredging company's secret sponsorship of his sister's scholarship is the direct catalyst for Tonye leaking the authentic report.
The correct response identifies the critical personal revelation—the corporate bribe masked as a family scholarship—which creates the moral crisis that directly impels Tonye to expose the falsified charts to the elders.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the stem to identify the specific narrative relation requested
The target narrative element is the direct cause/catalyst for Tonye leaking the authentic environmental report.
Understanding character motivation and cause-and-effect relationships in plot progression is required.
2
Evaluate the narrative sequence of events leading up to the leak
While Tonye discovers the false charts earlier, he hesitates until discovering the personal moral compromise involving his sister's scholarship.
Key turning points in prose narratives are typically triggered by significant personal conflict or moral crises.
3
Distinguish the direct catalyst from background details and plot outcomes
The scholarship revelation directly triggers his moral choice, distinguishing it from minor background incidents or subsequent outcomes.
Plot summary mastery requires differentiating major narrative catalysts from minor subplots or resolution events.

Key Concept

Narrative Cause-and-Effect and Character Catalysts
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