HELLO I NEED SOME HELP! Jim Powell was a Jelly-bean. Much as I desire to make him an appealing character, I feel that it would be unscrupulous to deceive you on that point. He was a bred-in-the-bone, dyed-in-the-wool, ninety-nine three-quarters per cent Jelly-bean and he grew lazily all during Jelly-bean season, which is every season, down in the land of the Jelly-beans well below the Mason-Dixon line.

What effect is achieved by this opening paragraph to the story, "The Jelly Bean"?

Group of answer choices

It clarifies misunderstandings of what a "jelly bean" is.

It helps us to distinguish one kind of "jelly bean" from another.

It both introduces the main character and the concept of the "jelly bean."

It causes us to wonder if the concept of the "jelly bean" has any real validity.

the narrator closes the lantern tightly so the old man is

not awakened by the bright light

explanation:

when alex falls for the charming new boy at school, cole -- a handsome, funny, sports star who adores her - she can't believe she's finally found her soul who truly loves and understands her.  

at first, alex is blissfully happy. sure, cole seems a little jealous of her relationship with her close friend zack, but what guy would want his girlfriend spending all her time with another boy? as the months pass, though, alex can no longer ignore cole's small put-downs, pinches, or increasingly violent threats.  

as alex struggles to come to terms with the sweet boyfriend she fell in love with and the boyfriend whose "love" she no longer recognizes, she is forced to choose -- between her "true love" and herself.

explanation: