Answer:
difficult, annoying, painful, and uncomfortable
1: John and susie both like to read books
2: Elephants and Lions life in Africa
3: never
4: whale
5: science
6: retreat
7: nectarine
8: supper
9: rooster
The answer is
D. It helps the reader to infer that marguerite is perceptive
The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. It does not matter which event is mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one happened first.
