It was during the <span>Meiji period. </span>
The reforms that was done the Chinese government after the death of Mao was that, they permitted property and other reforms of the economy, as well as some features of free markets. What they did not allow was extension of political freedoms or democratic rights.
In this case, you have to multiply the price of the one way journey ($2.65) by 8 (as this is the number of individual journeys made in one week. It's gives you $21.20. As he has 1 bottle of water at $1.45 each day for four days, you have to multiply these together, giving you $5.80
You then have to add together $21.20 and $5.80, giving you $27.
Therefore, it costs Edgar $27 a week
The voice that you hear in a story is the voice of the narrator, and told either in first person or third-person. Details tell you how the narrator feels about the characters and events. From the first page of "How Mighty Kate Stopped the Train," I see that the story is told from the third-person point of view.