I'd say it's: If I were a more optimistic person, I would put my house on the market. I hope this helps. Let me know if it was right.
Answer:
The background knowledge that when he was treating humans and kept pets, people stopped coming to him for treatment and he became poor.
Explanation:
While reading the story, Sweet T must have read of the time when Doctor Dolittle was treating humans and kept a lot of pets. People did not like the animals and they soon stopped coming to him for treatments. He began losing money and soon became very poor.
This background knowledge would help Sweet T make the inference that since pet owners were scared of bringing their sick pets to Dr. Dolittle, he would be losing money and would soon become poor again.
Answer:
1st part -- "in the palace"
2nd part -- "to an old tower"
Explanation:
"in the palace" reveals that she's actually in the palace (at first)
"to an old tower" reveals that she's then goes to the actual old tower, where she finds that old lady there
these two parts helps readers know that so far, she's not gone out of the palace, such as to the forest
