Read the passage below and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
You and your sister Ellen are close in age and very good friends. And while it was weird at first when Ellen began dating your best friend, Steve, you have now gotten used to them being together. They have been dating for three years. You still hang out with them, both individually and as a couple.
But lately you have been noticing that Ellen and Steve are not always together the way they used to be. Even though you all commute to the same college, Ellen seems to be making lots of new friends, joining campus clubs, and spending a lot of time away from Steve (and you). While you are happy to see your little sister spreading her wings, you worry about her future with Steve.
Making things more complicated, Steve is confiding his doubts about the relationship in you — he tells you that he thinks Ellen might be interested in other guys and asks if she has mentioned anyone in particular. He then mentions that there is a girl in one of his classes who he thinks might like him. Meanwhile, Ellen mentions that she is disappointed in the way Steve is handling college. When the three of you had lunch recently, Ellen publicly vented her frustration at Steve: “You still act like you’re in high school. You have all the same friends, all the same interests. Don’t you want something new?” As awkward as that encounter was, you feel even worse when Ellen later confides to you privately: “I feel like maybe it’s time we broke up. What do you think?” You always knew that the day might come when Steve and Ellen split up, but you never imagined you would feel so caught in the middle. What will you do?