Answer: B) a young boy on a fishing trip with his father must get the boat back to the shore after his father becomes ill during the trip.
Step-by-step explanation: in literature, a conflict is a struggle between opposite forces, usually between a character (the main character or a very important one) and himself (internal conflict), society or another character (external conflict). From the given options, the one that represents an example of an external conflict is the corresponding to option B, because the boy is facing the challenge of getting the boat back to the shore.