I believe the answer is 14. you multiply 4*3 then add 2. hope this helps, have an amazing day :)
I think the author chose to start the book 19 years before the main events of the story so the reader could absorb things. The author technically wanted the reader(s) to understand something before reading the real story.
The Wizard used tricks to fool Dorothy and her friends.
I’m not sure I quite understand your question. I’d love to help you if only you could just elaborate