Read the beginning of trevor’s narrative. thinking back on that afternoon, i knew then that my best friend was keeping something from me. if i thought about it—i mean, really thought about it—there had been other signs. they may have been subtle, but they had been there, nonetheless. trevor decides not to tell his story in chronological order. what is the most likely reason trevor chose to begin his story in this way? to eliminate the need to include events that occurred before this statement to clarify potential confusion for the reader by clearly stating the conflict to capture the reader’s attention by creating suspense about his best friend to explain why he no longer trusts the words and actions of his best friend

to capture the reader’s attention by creating suspense about his best friend.

Trevor begins his narrative by telling us that his friend was keeping something from him. However, he also tells us that there had been other subtle signs before. As he does not go into the details, and only hints at them, the reader is left wondering what those details could have been and why they did not matter to Trevor until now. It is an effective way to capture the attention of the reader by creating suspense.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

explanation:

actually the answer would be c.) jane addams worked hard to improve the lives of less fortunate people.