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

C: The speaker is intelegent and clever, but did not excel in high school.

Explanation:

This is because the entire time the writer talks about not being a loser and not doing well in highschool thus eliminating D along with B because he doesn't say much about his stepfather. It also can't be A because there was no evidence of the writer being lazy.

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two factors or characteristics of a chapter that might make it difficult to read would be words i don't understand, or if i don't fully understand what's going on in the chapter. strategies i can use to get through the difficult material would be a dictionary, and re-reading previous chapters to get a better grasp of what the author is trying to say.