Answer:
Answer 1
The author mentions that individuals can research prices on the Internet.
Answer 2
Most consumers look for the best quality item for the lowest possible price."
She's embarrassed/afraid of it and is willing to go to the extremes to get rid of it
"slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God" Leaving the earth should be done against the force of gravity.
D. engrossing is something attention grabbing, as in to be engrossed in something
The theme of that story is probably like this:A Lion, an Donkey, and a Fox were hunting in company, and caught a large quantity of game. The Donkey was asked to divide the spoil. This he did very fairly, giving each an equal share.
The Fox was well satisfied, but the Lion flew into a great rage over it, and with one stroke of his huge paw, he added the Donkey to the pile of slain.
Then he turned to the Fox.
“You divide it,” he roared angrily.
The Fox wasted no time in talking. He quickly piled all the game into one great heap. From this he took a very small portion for himself, such undesirable bits as the horns and hoofs of a mountain goat, and the end of an ox tail.
The Lion now recovered his good humor entirely.
“Who taught you to divide so fairly?” he asked pleasantly.
“I learned a lesson from the Donkey,” replied the Fox, carefully edging away.
