Read the sentences. the writer was an authoritative source on the topic. she held many degrees, was a guest on talk shows, and wrote many books. what impressed me was that she actually lived the experiences that she wrote about. which word has the closest meaning to authoritative as it is used in the first sentence? a. reliable b. experienced c. famous d. intelligent

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explanation:

you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

you can do it if you've read the book or seen the play or movie.