Excerpt from: Life on the Mississippi
Mark Twain
THERE was no use in arguing with a person like this. I promptly put such a strain on my memory that by and by even the shoal water and the countless crossing-marks began to stay with me. But the result was just the same. I never could more than get one knotty thing learned before another presented itself. Now I had often seen pilots gazing at the water and pretending to read it as if it were a book; but it was a book that told me nothing. A time came at last, however, when Mr. Bixby seemed to think me far enough advanced to bear a lesson on water-reading. So he began—
What conclusion can you make from the first paragraph?
A) Mr. Bixby dislikes the narrator.
B) The narrator is angry with Mr. Bixby.
C) The narrator thinks Mr. Bixby is stubborn.
D) Mr. Bixby thinks the narrator is stubborn.
C) The narrator thinks Mr. Bixby is stubborn.
One thing that everyone loves is either action, comedy, or romance. But people also like to talk about themselves. You can use any of these. Hope. This helps.
I would say my rating of the boy was because technically he did wake up and go to work every day but he did not put as much effort as he can. He also did not finish the job and presume to quit as soon as possible.
The new girl was snobby, and only associated herself with the 'Higher-Class' of kids in school.
