Mehudi's Pup Mehudi had just moved into our neighborhood, and we quickly became good friends. However, he missed his old friends and often felt sad. His parents decided to adopt a pet. They hoped the pet would help curtail his sadness and cheer him up. Mehudi and his parents decided to visit "Happy Paws and Claws," an association of retired veterinary doctors. The people there are experts in dealing with animals and providing shelter to cats, dogs, and other creatures. Mehudi invited me to go along with his family. As we entered the shelter, Mehudi spotted a tiny black pup, and when he approached it, it yelped and wagged its tail. Mehudi felt an instant connection to the pup and knew this pup would be the one he would dote on and take great care of. The association told us we could take the pup home in a week after completing all the paperwork.

Which statement about Mehudi best shows why the reader can feel hopeful for him?
A.
He connects with a pup at "Happy Paws and Claws."
B.
He moves into a new neighborhood with his parents.
C.
He quickly became friends with the story's narrator.
D.
He meets animal experts at "Happy Paws and Claws."

do you have part b? ?

explanation:

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in the short story the slip-over sweater by jesse stuart, the main character and narrator shan is friends with grace, an intelligent girl he has known since childhood and with whom he used to be in love.

at the beginning of the story, shan believes he’s no longer in love with grace, but loves jo-anne instead. in order to buy a slip-over sweater and have jo-anne wear it so that the other students would know she loved him too, shan takes a loan at the bank.

while jo-anne is wearing shan’s sweater, his friend grace starts to wear another popular boy’s one, roy’s sweater. because of that, the other students begin to pay attention to grace and compliment her perseverance and effort. they admire her for walking 5 miles to school every day, despite the weather, and still getting the best grades. shan, who knows all of that for a fact, says, as the narrator, ‘and i knew she had the durability and the toughness of a storm-battered mountain oak.’ he compares his friend’s strength – not only physical, but also of character – to an oak tree, whose wood is known for being sturdy.

as the story goes on, shan changes his behavior out of concern for the debt he has to pay at the bank. his new girlfriend jo-anne never asks him what is wrong nor offers any sort of . instead, she breaks up with shan for not being as fun as she thought he was supposed to be. grace, however, not only asks about shan’s problem, but him make the money he needs. shan can’t but notice how different the girls are and what a wonderful person grace is.   even though he used to find jo-anne prettier at the beginning of the story, he now says, ‘grace was as beautiful as our mountain was in april, prettier than a blossom of wild phlox or a mountain daisy.’ his comparing grace to a mountain or something that exists on a mountain (such as a mountain oak or daisy) certainly has important meaning since shan loves the mountain and everything about it and he knows the mountain thoroughly. shan also loves and knows grace as completely as he does the mountain.