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Difficulty: MediumPlot Summary and Narrative Events

In a prescribed prose narrative centered on a coastal cocoa export cooperative, an apprentice bookkeeper uncovers a structural discrepancy in the weight tallies of exported bags. Which key narrative event directly triggers the central conflict that leads to the union workers declaring a strike?

  1. The managing director's sudden decision to deduct missing inventory losses directly from the warehouse workers' monthly wagesAnswer
  2. B
    The apprentice bookkeeper's quiet submission of a formal resignation to attend university in the capital city
  3. C
    The sudden collapse of the main harbor cocoa drying shed during a seasonal tropical storm
  4. D
    The union leader's covert alliance with foreign shipping agents to manipulate export tariffs

Answer

The managing director's sudden decision to deduct missing inventory losses directly from the warehouse workers' monthly wages
The plot directly establishes that the managing director's unilateral choice to dock worker pay for warehouse discrepancies is the immediate catalyst that unites the workers and forces a strike action.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the inciting incident and narrative cause-and-effect relationship
The discovery of audit discrepancies creates management tension, but the conflict escalates into a strike due to management's punitive action.
Analyzing narrative structure requires distinguishing between background context (audit errors) and the direct catalyst of major plot developments (the strike).
2
Evaluate the causal link to the union strike
Wage deduction directly harms the labor force, provoking immediate organized resistance.
Plot events follow logical cause-and-effect sequences; workers strike in direct response to unfair financial penalties.

Key Concept

Plot progression and narrative cause-and-effect relationships
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