Read the excerpt from Monster. We see STEVE stand shakily and head back to the defense table. He looks out onto the onlookers and sees his parents. His MOTHER forces a smile and his FATHER makes a fist and nods emphatically. We see STEVE sit down, start to pick up a glass of water, and have to put it down because his hand is shaking so badly.

What can be determined from Steve's actions?
He loves his parents dearly.
He feels very worried.
He is not very thirsty.
He did not tell the truth.

He feels very worried.

Explanation:

This is the excerpt from the drama novel "Monster" written by Walter Dean Myers. It tells the story of Steve Harmon, a teenager accused of murder. It is partially wriiten as a screenplay, where Steve writes in third person omniscient.

This particular excerpt shows a scene from the trial. We see that Steve is standing shakily, that his hands are also shaking and that his parents try to act supportive. From this, we can infer that Steve is quite afraid and worried.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”