Which best identifies a cause of the cat's encounter with the rat?

(A) a shipwreck on the island

(B) the cat's curiosity

(C) the island's ecosystem

(D) a random stroke of luck

B

Explanation:

its B the cats curiosity

The one that best identifies a cause of the cat's encounter with the rat is a shipwreck on the island

Explanation:

In "How A Cat Played Robinson Crusoe" by Charles G. D. Roberts, we see the story of a cat that has to face being alone in an island and try to survive without the care of her family, then because of a large storm which brings an invasion of rats, the cat has the encounter with the rat in a shipwreck on the island.