Everyone on the ranch listens when Slim talks because
He is knowledgable and wise
He hears more than he says - He can be trusted.
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His word is taken as authority and law
All of the above are true
Other:

he hears more than he says

Explanation:

because if he did than he wouldn't talk much.

innocence can be defined as the lack of sin, relating it with the lack of guilt, also it can be a synonime of naivety. most people agree that sins are made out of experiences, intentionally or not, as well as you stop being naive once certain things happen to you throughout your life. so, with this explained, the chosen answers are:

when the boy saw the effects of war, he no longer viewed life as innocent.

the loss of innocence is a result of gaining experience and making mistakes.

one way to define innocence is as a lack of worldly experience or sophistication.

the correct answer is dilapidated.

hope this (: