D. Predicting. How can you predict what you are about to preview?
August isn't familiar with the things around him because August was always home schooled by his mom
Answer:
Death and loss. Death is a clear theme in Dahl's The Witches, but the concept of loss manifests in many smaller ways, developing the theme throughout the book. The book opens with the boy's parents dying in a car accident in Norway, leaving him unscathed, orphaned, and in the care of his grandmother.