I think an informal writing style helps the reader to have a vivid, mental thinking about the writing, and it helps the reader to think about the question without stating it like you have to find the themes in an essays or writing.
The correct answer is pseudo=listening. Monica pretends to listen what Garth is saying but she is not paying attention, instead on interacting with Garth she is only sayin "uh huh". In this case Monica is focused on her cell phone which avoids to have an effective communication between her and Garth.
A. When and where the author was born
C. The author's successes and failures
I don't know the answer! no More explaination haha
