Question

Which two sentences in the passage explain what causes Ray to stop running? On the Way to the Quickie Mart Ray and his best friend Harry walked down the street. It was very hot outside; Ray's father had warned him that today was going to be the hottest day on record. The temperature was expected to reach well over 100 degrees in the shade. He held his hand over his eyes to shield himself from the blazing sun. At the same time, Harry tossed his football up and down as the two marched down the sidewalk. "Okay," Harry said, grinning. "Last one down to the Quickie Mart pays for the candy." "Are you crazy?" Ray asked. "It's 100 degrees out here! The Quickie Mart is a mile away!" "Football tryouts start soon," Harry said. "Coach Brennan's going to make us do three of these in August, when it gets hotter." Ray bit his lip. Harry was right, of course. The two had promised each other that they would both make the eighth grade football team. Coach Brennan was not a man to be toyed with. Several angry parents of would-be football players had called the school and asked for Coach Brennan to be removed. Coach Brennan, they argued, was too tough on the kids; he was notorious for demanding wind sprints and push-ups in the blazing August heat. "You think we'll end up like Jimmy Brewer?" Ray asked. Jimmy Brewer had tried out for the team last year but had passed out on the first day of the coach's strenuous physical training. He had ended up in the hospital as a result. "You know why Jimmy Brewer passed out?" Harry asked. "Because he never trained himself like we do. We're tough guys. Remember last winter? If we can run a mile in the snow, we can definitely do it in the heat." Before Harry knew what was going on, Ray had already snatched the football from out of his hands and was running full tilt down the street with it in the direction of the Quickie Mart. "Fumble!" Ray cried out as he dashed down the sidewalk. He looked over his shoulder and saw his friend trying to keep up.

Answer 1

Ray stops running because he realizes the consequences of not making the football team and disappointing Coach Brennan.

The two sentences in the passage that explain what causes Ray to stop running are:

1. Ray bit his lip. Harry was right, of course. The two had promised each other that they would both make the eighth-grade football team.
2. Several angry parents of would-be football players had called the school and asked for Coach Brennan to be removed.

In the first sentence, Ray stops running because he realizes the consequences of not making the football team and disappointing Coach Brennan. In the second sentence, the information about the angry parents calling the school suggests that Coach Brennan's demanding physical training in the heat may have been a contributing factor for Ray's caution.