The storm howled, and Nicki could barely hear the
captain's voice as she stood out on the bow of the ship.
She remembered a time when standing here would have
terrified her. "Boats are no place for children," her father
had said. But now she was not a child. Her father, on the
other hand, never seemed to change. He slept below the
deck, steady and stubborn as always. Nicki looked out at
the vast expanse of sea, dreaming of the places she was
going to go, unaware of the man in the top hat, who
continued to stalk her.
Which statement best identifies the characters in the passage?
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A. Nicki is a protagonist; Nicki's father is a round character.
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B. The man in the top hat is a round character; Nicki is a flat
character.
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C. The man in the top hat is an antagonist; Nicki is a round character.
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D. The captain is a flat character; Nicki's father is a protagonist.

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Answer: The correct answer is C.

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Answer:

The statement that best identifies the characters in the passage is The man in the top hat is an antagonist; Nicki is a round character.

Explanation:

There are some keywords in this excerpt that show that The man in the top hat is an antagonist; Nicki is a round character. First of all the story goes around Nicki and how others perceive her which makes her the main character and at the same time, the use of the word stalk for the man in the top hat foreshadows that he will have an important part in the story which can make him an antagonist.