Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Aw, Ah know whut Ahma do. Ahm going by ol Joe’s sto n git that Sears Roebuck catlog n look at them guns. Mebbe Ma will lemme buy one when she gits mah pay from ol man Hawkins. Ahma beg her t gimme some money. Ahm ol ernough to hava gun. Ahm seventeen. Almost a man. Based on this excerpt from “The Man Who Was Almost a Man,” the reader can infer that _____
Dave is like a child because all of his pay is given to his mother
it will be difficult for Dave to get Mr. Hawkins to pay him his money
it will be easy for Dave to convince his mother to give him the money
Dave is knowledgeable about guns and will likely make a good selection

Answer 1

Answer: A) Dave is like a child because all of his pay is given to his mother.

Explanation: In the given excerpt we can see that Dave wants to buy a gun, with the money he have earned at the old Joe's store, but old Joe gives that money to Dave's mom, so Dave says that he is going to beg his mother to give him some of the money, so he can by a gun. Based on the excerpt we can infer that Dave is like a child (even though he is almost seventeen) because all his pay is given to his mother.

Answer 2

The reader can infer that Dave is like a child because all of his pay is given to his mother.

Considering that he is still 17 (but he already wants to own a gun), he is still relatively young and it is reasonable that his pay goes to his mother.