<span>The correct answer is B. Predatory lending means that the lender agrees to loan money at an interest rate that is higher than what it should be. Since the other options will loan money at an interest rate of 10% or less, they are not predatory, because the fair rate is 10%. On the other hand, 20% is much higher than it should be, making B a predatory lender. </span>
Answer:
I think this is probably something you should answer on your own, since it's not multiple choice.
Explanation:
I'm not an expert, but my vague explanation is that world building is important because it might shape how the character acts. The author's work in that area makes the story more realistic and relatable, most likely. But I haven't been taught the lesson, so I'm probably not accurate.
As in so many mystery novels, Roger Ackroyd is set in a small, isolated community where everybody knows everybody else. The isolated, close-knit setting 1) suggests that the criminal is someone who everybody knows, and 2) creates a paranoid, suspenseful mood, since the criminal is hiding a big secret from their neighbors. It’s also telling that the owners of the two most “important houses” in town are also the two main victims of the novel.
