Answer:
My favorite subjects in school are math, ELA, Social Studies, and Science. My personal opinion about these classes are the person I sit next to in math smells funny and I wish I could move away from this person, the teacher in ELA is bitter so I like this class but not the teacher, My friend in science doesn't sit next to me so now I hate this class, and the teacher in Social Studies doesn't call on me so I mostly hate this class to because it's boring. My favorite class is ELA and my least favorite class is Math. So for better or for worse if I had to pick my favorite out of all of them would be ELA.
Explanation:
1. To Reduce (E). Make less; decrease.
2. Exorbitant (D). Much more than reasonable.
3. To cull (B). To collect something from different places.
4. Showcase (A).Good qualities of someone or something.
5. To eliminate (C).To get rid of something that is not wanted or needed.
The answer is A. his embarrassment about the cause of his beloved father's death.
The story revolves around Jerome's father dying because he was crushed by a pig that fell from a balcony. Jerome used to idolize his father, perhaps partially because he also lost his mother when he was very young and his father was the only parent he had. As he grew older, he realized people's reactions to this event was laughter. He became embarrased, and this caused him angst.
B. He wants to make social connections to help advance his career.
