Father, being an engineer, was always systematic. He took out a pocket French dictionary. "They told me that most of the items would be in French, so I came prepared." He even had a pocket flashlight, the size of a marking pen. While Mother held the flashlight over the menu, he looked up the items that were in French. What story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a setting details about the restaurant b plot details about the Lins' routines c conflict between characters d characterization of Mr. Li