The answer is D. The author supplies a rebuttal that quotes more current research. He quotes two sources, an article from 2009 that argues that cell phones cause too many distractions (the counterclaim that he wishes to disprove) and a poll from 2013 that reveals that 67% of high school instructors now encourage students to use phones in the classroom setting. The second source serves as a counterpoint to the first, since it shows that high school instructors now view phones as a teaching aid instead of a source of distraction.
Answer: Lemon, says "bad men" she also says "they" meaning more the one bad man. Lemon is younger, or has a speech impediment. Lemon is also whispering, could this be a robbery?
Is this still true at the end?- I think this could be answered either way.
I think that Nick hates the way money makes people act and that the rest of the characters are so caught up in this that it causes the outcome (or tragedy) at the end of the book.
OMG!! I HAD THIS ONE TOO!! okay.............
A.) Ask the reader to take action
If you do not know your audience's interests you will probably lose their interest.