What does Part 4 contribute to the book as a whole? What does the reader learn from Part 4 that is not clear elsewhere? Part 4 shows the reader how kids react when they see August. Part 4 provides an explanation of Jack's feelings toward August. Part 4 explains that kids at Beecher Prep are skeptical of being August's friend. Part 4 is where the reader learns what August looks like. Item at position 14

"though i had a million things to do, i stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. unwillingly, i eventually got up and did the immediate necessities, and then put everything that i possibly could on the back burner and sat down at the computer to write—something i hadn't done in so long that i wondered why i was bothering." which of the following most effectively condenses the underlined sentences by using deletion and substitution? a. she got out of bed reluctantly and did her immediate necessities. b. even though she had a million things to do, she finally got out of bed unwillingly and did her immediate necessities. c. though she had a million things to do, she stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. unwillingly, she eventually got up and did the immediate necessities. d. she got out of bed anyway.