The correct option is: <em>the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity.</em>
When we read a text, we are able to do it in <em>our own pace</em>, <em>managing our time</em>, and <em>reading again</em> the parts we could not understand the first time.
On the other hand, <em>listening to audios</em> (or watching videos) can easily <em>affect our emotional perception</em> about a particular theme.
The answer is: Acceptance from loved ones helps people overcome fear.
In the excerpt from "Loneliness... an American Malady," the author Carson McCullers suggests that love makes people provide more positive answers, expand connection to others, dispose them of fear and attain happiness and audacity.
The rest of the options are incorrect because the passage expresses exactly the opposite ideas - it only describes the beneficial aspects of love rather than love in contrast to individualism.
5. This says that Lennie has the obedience of a dog. He listens to George and would go as far as jumping of a cliff if told so.
(I hope this helps you. Read this book last year so might be a bit off. Try using google too; Ex: "Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 analysis", I usually find helpful information)
