What does Pony mean when he says the socs were "reeling pickled"? How does this affect Pony and Johnny’s feelings towards them?

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

How can behavioral science be applied in improving public health? a.by tracking a disease to determine its sourceb.by creating promotions that improve health habitscboth by tracking a disease to determine its source and by creating promotions that improve health habitsd.neither by tracking a disease to determine its source or by creating promotions that improve health habits

What effect does an author achieve b the language of the monstrous? y using words with strong connotations? how does this relate to