<span>It's C - skimmed is supposed to be skinned, just spelled incorrectly. Fellow is synonymous with boy, so D would read "The boy is rarely happy" - which makes sense.</span>
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.
10.Charming, she always knew how to put her guests at ease.
(functions as a direct object)
answer Infinitive,verb
