What action initiates the fight at the dance?

• A. Recent bandleader's signal
• B. Men were sent into the dance to start a fight
• C. A bet about dancing
• D. A vote to end the party

Answer: (B)

The action being tested is that violence is provoked by an intentional setup rather than something that just happens during the dance. In this scene, outsiders arrange for men to be sent into the dance to start a fight. That deliberate move shows how those in power or with ulterior motives can manipulate a crowd and use fear and intimidation to disrupt a community. It reveals the theme of exploitation and how the vulnerable migrant workers are targeted, not by a spontaneous brawl but by a calculated attempt to provoke conflict. The other possibilities—the fight starting from a signal by the bandleader, a wager about dancing, or a vote to end the party—don’t fit the text because the text frames the spark as an external, premeditated incitement rather than an internal reaction or a simple group decision.