Rain poured in the open windows, through the sunroof, and even into the trunk.
2) To pull in the opposite direction.
The one that is the best way to find the correct answer for a sentence completion question on a reading test is : c. look at the main parts or the paragraph and infer the answer
The main parts is basically the core of the content. If you find it, it would be really likely that you could answer a question about it
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If this is an excerpt from a story, I wouldn’t be of much help. But from a layman's perspective, it seems like the character is attempting to please the failed humorist or he or she would have been frank. This in turn may have triggered a chain reaction, prompting the humorist to continue with his jokes which would have further affected the character. He or she is also giving the former a false sense of happiness and appreciation.
This passage may not affect the whole story in a remarkably discernible manner, but it definitely proves the character's penchant for politeness. And that may be be a deciding factor in his or her further decisions that ultimately define the plot of the story.
