Mrs. Flowers is being described quite positively here as the adjective 'benign' simple means warm-hearted or kind. and graceful connotes a sense of elegancy. She is smiling warmly and genuinely.
A verse without rhyme especially that which uses iambiac pentameter
Rhyme and rhythm are two techniques that are being used. (Edit) also repetition.
The sentence which contains a spelling error is "At first, I didn’t really like it. I had never played before, so I didn’t know all of the rules, and I would get frustrated when my team lossed or I missed a goal." The word is actually spelled <em>lost</em>.
Answer:
check whether the lady was safe and okay after the theft incident.
Explanation:
In the book "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, Rashad originally thought the officer in the store was yelling to check whether the lady was safe and okay after the theft incident.
However, he realized that the officer was not yelling to assure the safety of the lady but was yelling at him to stop from trying to run away. Rashad found out that he was falsely accused of theft by the storekeeper to the police officer.