Answer: A) plan on continuing the tradition of playing jokes.
Explanation:
The author in the selection noted that playing pranks on incoming Governors was a tradition and then mentioned that the prank played by Governor Kaine on Governor McDonnell would probably not be the last to be played among Governors. This shows that the author believes the tradition will continue.
The Narrator in the story mentions that they and their brother have a running <em>your turn my turn</em> prank history and then states that this time it is their turn. This shows that the narrator expects the tradition to continue.
The message of the poem Laura, written by Petrarch and translated by Morris Bishop is that of a love that can't be because of of the two implied in it is not free. Laura was the woman Petrarch fell in love with when he abandoned the idea of becoming a priest. Although he was very interested in her, she rejected him because she was already married.
Through Laura's lines a person that is considered an angel, and therefore will live forever, is unveiled before our eyes. She is described as the ideal woman, but she is also unreachable to the author. Laura is the love everyone deserves to find, but who only a few do.
What should the readers pay attention to is how the characters say, behave and feel in every line or how they were able to react in each scene or part. This will allow them to notice how the characters evolve or how they were able to develop in each scenario that is happening on the character's life as the story goes. For this is essential in reading a story or a book.