I believe your answers are :
-Rainford had outsmarted him.
-Replacing Ivan would be difficult.
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The key idea is that sometimes one person can have a powerful effect on your life. When you look back you realize how much you benefited from his or her influence. In "The Teacher Who Changed My Life" Nicholas Gage fondly recalls how he was challenged by his seventh grade teacher, Miss Hurd.
        
             
        
        
        
I think it was d the American victory improved patriot morale.
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
the best way to draw a conclusion as you read is to know the key points in what you are are reading then close it with that 
Explanation:
give the key points as the closing note