Answer:
Infrence:
I infer that Max ano his mom was about to go to a picnic but it started thundering and they couldn’t go.
Evidence: In the paragraph it stated how “Max dropped his flag and broke out into full sobs” which showed that it was gonna be a fun day for him but the rain ruined it, another evidence is “She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter“ which showed that they were gonna go on a picnic.
The Sorrows want the Lucera, the spiritual leader of the shadowshapers, to become one with them and "set them free." And shadowshapers are humans who can put spirits into the things that they create (art, stories, etc.) and make their creations come to life. But that's just about all we learn