I don’t know if this is what you’re asking but there’s definitely a sort of prejudice against Lenny for being “mentally handicapped” or what have you.
Can you please provide the passage?
Assonance refers to the repetition of the same vowel in neighboring words. Having that in mind, the correct answer should be twice and miles.
As you can see, both of these words have the vowel i which is read as <em>eye</em> in both words. The other options do not have such a repetition of the same vowel which is why they are incorrect.
Prejudice<span> is remarkably similar to its Latin </span>root<span> in form and meaning; the Latin
praejudicium means "judgment in advance." ... If you </span>prejudice<span> someone, you
cause them to have a negative attitude towards someone else.
I hope this helps ^-^</span>
