Read the incomplete summary of “The Dare Plague.”
The students at Bentham House boarding school start with simple pranks toward each other. They tire of these quickly and move on to daring each other to turn in incomplete assignments and use the dares as excuses. Eventually, the masters discover the dare pranks and make a plan to bring them to an end.
Which sentence should be added to make a complete and accurate summary?
Responses
The students call a meeting to discuss ending the dare pranks because they are not able to surprise the masters anymore.
The students call a meeting to discuss ending the dare pranks because they are not able to surprise the masters anymore.
The students present an agreement to the masters in order to end the dare pranks and erase the work they had been assigned.
The students present an agreement to the masters in order to end the dare pranks and erase the work they had been assigned.
The masters overload the students with work in order to teach them a lesson and use dares as their excuses when the students protest.
The masters overload the students with work in order to teach them a lesson and use dares as their excuses when the students protest.
The masters retaliate with dare pranks and excuses of their own until the students admit defeat and promise to stop the dare pranks immediately.