Answer: A. It shows the father has a tendency to exaggerate.
Explanation: When people exaggerate or imagine things, we tend to close our eyes. The last sentence, "(Here he'd stop and close his eyes)" shows us this.
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Dispose of, throw away, throw out, clear out, discard, scrap, dump, jettison, divest oneself of
Below are the choices that can be found elsewhere:
A) Too many positions will be open for leaders in the newly created government.
B) Many people are interested in everyone being granted equal status.
<span>C) People think it would be easier obtain powerful positions with a divided government. </span>
<span>D) The government already in place at the time was functioning well.
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The answer is D <span>Because it makes sense with the question.</span>
The answer is choice C. “Physical eyesight was better than his mental foresight”