4.
- PART B: Which quote from the story best supports the answer to Part A?

A. "The day my son Laurie started kindergarten he renounced corduroy overalls with bibs and began wearing blue jeans with a belt" (Paragraph 1)

B. "At lunch he spoke insolently to his father, spilled his baby sister's milk, and remarked that his teacher said we were not to take the name of the Lord in vain." (Paragraph 3)

C. "All this toughness, and bad grammar, and this Charles boy sounds like such a bad influence."" (Paragraph 21)

D. "Laurie reported grimly at lunch on Thursday of the third week, 'Charles was so good today the teacher gave him an apple."" (Paragraph 42)



5.
How does Charles' behavior vary throughout the story?

A. Laurie describes Charles ' behavior as improving but having occasional setbacks

B. Laurie describes Charles ' behavior as steadily improving throughout the story

C. Laurie emphasizes how Charles is always misbehaving even if he's not caught

D. Laurie shows how Charles wants to change at the end of the story, but he doesn't know how

6.
Why is the ending of the story ironic, or the opposite of what you would expect? ​