Excerpt from A Baker's Dozen, Based on the first paragraph of the passage, what inference can you make about the speaker? A) The speaker is lazy and did not excel in highschool. B) The speaker respects his step-father and regrets disappointing him. C) The speaker is intelligent and clever, but did not excel in high school. D) The speaker thinks he is a loser because he did not excel in highschool. i need help please answer for me

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In the story “seventh grade,” victor’s and michael’s hopes and expectations about girls often cause them to a. act in embarrassing ways. b. get into trouble at school. c. struggle with friendships. d. do poorly in their classes.

Choose the best paraphrase of bashes haiku an old silent pond a frog jumps into the pond splash silence again a. the pond was silent until the frog jumped in splashing now alternates with quiet b. a pond will never be silent after one frog jumps into it and starts splashing around c. a frog jumps into a quiet pond there is a splash then all is quiet once more d. there was once an accident body of water that a frog splashed into and died