“what do i already know? ” will you to make an inference based on

a.
what the reading tells you
c.
prior knowledge
b.
what your teacher wants to you know
d.
predictions

often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:

people like to have money.

i am tired.

it is getting late.

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the anwser is b because his violence took on the form