I read this book last year so take this with a grain of salt.
Gene jumps from the tree to compete with Finny due to the fact that Gene is always trying to do better than Finny. He is put under the grasp of peer pressure due to Finny almost forcing him to do this. Ever since he first jumped Finny kept pressuring him to jump since he thought Gene enjoyed jumping.
Rather than uses this answer you should probably just reread chapters 3-4
Answer:"I'm the Whether Man, not the Weather Man, for after all it's more important to know whether there will be weather than what the weather will be
Explanation:
Scientist believe farmers will grow plants with black leaves. The black leave will be able to change sunlight into energy. Stain believes that these black leaves will help reduce poverty in rural parts of the world. He also believes that termites will eat rusty metal and trees will produce liquid fuel.
I hope this helps, sorry it’s a little long.
1. Brought
2. Caught
3. Came
4.Bought
5. Broke
6. Did
7. Chose
8. Cost
