For me, the past tense of is = was c: Hope I helped!
Answer:
He is very kind and helpful- with a likeable personality and is very charismatic.
He is also skilled and clever with manipulating others with his words.
Explanation:
This is as much as I can answer as I haven't read much yet.
The main idea is that humanoid robots do things for the scientists that the never could.
I think its B. Joe's deep desire to please Pip.
Because Pip already knows he can not read but he wants her to be pleased by him, so he says he can read.