Answer:
The question is incomplete, here is the complete question.
Read the excerpt from "Object Lesson, Part 2."
Joey burst into tears.
Louise Carpenter made an instinctive gesture toward him. Ellery's head-shake warned her back. He went close to the boy and tousled the red head, murmuring something the others could not hear. And after a while Joey's tears sniffled to an end and he wiped his eyes on his sleeve in a puzzled way.
Ellery makes the inference that Miss Carpenter __________
a. made Joey cry.
b. wants to comfort Joey.
c. is Joey's favorite teacher.
d. is in danger.
The answer is B, wants to comfort Joey
Explanation:
From the excerpt gotten from "Object Lesson, Part 2." Ellery made the inference that Miss Carpenter wanted to comfort Joey, this is visibly seen when she made an unconscious movement towards Joey when he burst into tears.
