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When we were alone, she confided her secrets to me: the boy she had passionately loved for the past year and the things she had done to attract his attention (with no success, I might add); the secrets of the girls she couldn't stand as well as those she could; and even a tidbit or two about her elder brothers' romantic adventures. All I had to do to prime the gossip pump was smile nicely and whisper a "Miz Lillian Jean" every now and then.

—Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,
Mildred D. Taylor

Read the passage. Then describe what effect it has on the plot of the story.

Answer 1

Have you read the passage?

Answer 2

Just so that you'll get a better understanding of the plot, ima give you this From Google

In a literary work, film, story or other narrative, the plot is the sequence of events where each affects the next one through the principle of cause-and-effect. The causal events of a plot can be thought of as a series of events linked by the connector "and so". ... Plot is similar in meaning to the term storyline.

Answer 3

So, any ideas on what the plot might be?

You don't have to describe it just say what you think the plot is.