Hello. This question is incomplete. The full question is:
In paragraph 1(Excerpt from A la Carte), what does the phrase “clattering nerve center of the restaurant” suggest?
A. messiness, chaos
B. energy, core
C. tension, anxiety
D. greatness, stability
Answer:
A. messiness, chaos
Explanation:
In the first paragraph, the narrator states that his mother was forcing him to leave the family restaurant to do his homework. However, this is the busiest time in the restaurant, which ends up creating a mess and a certain chaos that the narrator refers to as “clattering nerve center of the restaurant”. However, the narrator ends up obeying his mother and goes to an office to do his homework.
I think the answer for 1. is They proclaim that the speaker has callously used people for her own benefit. They imply that the speaker is heartbroken over her behavior.
2. The speaker is appreciative of people who are free thinkers.
