Explanation: john has only read two books, a scientific journal his mother acquired while working in the hatchery, and The Complete Works of Shakespeare. The name of the second book was The Chemical and Bacteriological Conditioning of the Embryo.
Two things to keep in mind when you're deciding whether to use formal or informal English are the B) occasion and the audience.
Of course you are going to change the way you talk depending on whether you are speaking to your friends or to your teacher - usually with the teacher you are going to use more formal English.
Occasion is also important - you won't speak in the same manner at a party and a cocktail.
Explanation:
Read the excerpt from Night below and answer the question.
“Hey, kid, how old are you?”
The man interrogating me was an inmate. I could not see his face, but his voice was weary and warm.
“Fifteen.”
“No. You’re eighteen.”
“But I’m not,” I said. “I’m fifteen.”
“Fool. Listen to what I say.”
Then he asked my father, who answered:
“I’m fifty.”
“No.” The man now sounded angry. “Not fifty. You’re forty. Do you hear? Eighteen and forty.”
Why does the prisoner insist that Wiesel and his father lie about their ages?
He wants to win the favor of the Nazi guards.
He is probably deranged because of the conditions in the concentration camp.
He is trying to save their lives.
He considers them a threat and is trying to get rid of them.
