<span> Because U.S. was bankrupt after the Revolutionary War, so merchants didn't want to do business with the US. </span>
I think its A. not sure though
The answer is pseudo listening. His grandfather was hurt because Derrick is pretending that he listens to his stories but in fact, Derrick finds these so "boring". Derrick does not want to hurt his grandfather that is why he acts as if he is really listening. Pseudo-listening is the term when an individual partially or totally ignores the speaker but not act rude to avoid hurting his feelings.
