I know the book out of the dust and all you have to do is pick a topic and collect evidence on that topic and say where you found it in the book.
Answer: C: to show respect
Explanation: Homage means to sort of pay your respects to someone. In this case Mark is paying his respect to his grandmother by entering the cooking contest.
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D. Gulliver
When you've read clearly the passage of the story, it is obviously the main character that has spoken about the English Parliament. Gulliver is the key reason for announcing his interest this parliament to the king, which made the king clarify what he has understood.
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