Answer:
C: The speaker is intelegent and clever, but did not excel in high school.
Explanation:
This is because the entire time the writer talks about not being a loser and not doing well in highschool thus eliminating D along with B because he doesn't say much about his stepfather. It also can't be A because there was no evidence of the writer being lazy.
Also, I did it on USA test prep
Answer: The colonel brings up the paws or the secret and the family can not resist he trys to stop them but they are to attached and will not leave him alone about it. He also has to get rid of the paw because it haunts him everyday.
Explanation:
#1 would be the answer because the sentence would not be able to stand alone.
