Answer:
A - accusations, exonerate.
Explanation:
Imputation is an accusation, and exculpate means to show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrong doing, which is basically the definition of exonerate.
They are the author's memories and impressions with the man he based Life of Pi off of. If you read the introduction(which is all in italics) he talks about how he came to write the book, and one thing the author mentions is the first meeting of real-life Piscine. So while the story is going on, the author adds in his thoughts on the main character.
"Hey chief brown where was the shooting"
"Hey Chris what's up with the new English teacher?"
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I think that you first write it and take it apart based by syllables, then you separate the “tricky” part (eg. most likely “gh” in “eighth”) and then you write it again. I’m just guessing though. I hope he is able to understand it.