Answer:
The two men cannot communicate well because Joni is speaking Hebrew very fast and Sergei who comes from Russia cannot speak the language very well.
Explanation:
EVIDENCE lines 76-77 ( page 5): “He says all kinds of things, fast things. And it's hard for Sergei to follow; his Hebrew isn't so good''.
The figurative language used in the passage is a simile .
X-ray has small amounts of radiation which is bad for you
Its expresses one's opinion in a way considered annoying pompous and dogmatic.
Ex. People are pontificated when you kept asking questions, google it! Lazy!