The gifts because the old man took his stuff and gave it back to him, to pretty much in a way say " it's okay"
Modest means NOT extravagant. So the answer is C. normal working class home/family
This, on the other hand, is a big, interesting book. Native English<span>-speakers intuitively know what order to put words in, but this is hard to teach to those </span>learning<span> the language. The difference between the right and wrong order is so subtle that it's hard to explain beyond simply saying that it “just sounds right” I find it simple but we all have our own opinions..</span>
