Select the correct answer.
What role does the dialogue play in this passage?
O A. It reveals that Megan's dad always misplaces things.
O B. It reveals that Megan is frustrated with her dad.
Remember that time your keys were
in the recycling bin in the garage?"
○ C.It helps Megan's dad find his missing keys.
O D.
It reveals that Megan's dad is not a nice person.

help me look, Meg? He'd been trantically looking for his keys
the last 10 minutes.
Megan rolled her eyes in response and pretended to look for the
keys. She was too annoyed to actually help, though
. Her dad had
a bad habit of misplacing things-and not just simple
things like
keys or a wallet. It wasn't uncommon for Megan's
dad to take
the
ice cream out of the freezer, go grab a spoon
and bowl, and then
forget where he put the ice cream. Days
later, he'd find it melted
in a random kitchen cabinet. At this point, Megan
was fed up.
"Dad, I don't see your keys anywhere. Are you sure they're in the
house? Megan called out to her dad.
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Megan's dad chuckled. "Good point! I still don't know how they
got there, but I'll go check in the garage. And in
the trash can,
for
good measure."
Megan smiled to herself. She really did love her dad, flaws and
all. Suddenly, she heard her dad yell out from the garage
.
Megan
raced outside.
"Look at this, Meg!" her dad said, gesturing to his car. "My keys
were in the car, and it was already running. Did
you start the car
earlier to warm it up and forget?"
"No, Dad," said Megan, fighting back the urge to roll her eyes
again. "I'm pretty sure you must have
done that."
"I sure don't remember. But then, I never do! Come on, let's get
you to school before I lose the car."
Megan and her dad got in the car. "Just another day with my
OE. It helps Megan decide to stay home from school.
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