Question
Which supporting detail from this section would BEST support the inference that * the mother is trying to keep Thomas hidden?
• She peeked her head back in, "Will you be okay while I'm gone?"
Once every two weeks she took the small red car for a long drive to the nearest store.
And finally, the reasons became less inventive, more stern: "I'm going by myself," "I can't let you come," until her answer was simply, "No."
The book was a gift from the last voyage to the store, a thick paperback about pirate adventures.
• She peeked her head back in, "Will you be okay while I'm gone?"
Once every two weeks she took the small red car for a long drive to the nearest store.
And finally, the reasons became less inventive, more stern: "I'm going by myself," "I can't let you come," until her answer was simply, "No."
The book was a gift from the last voyage to the store, a thick paperback about pirate adventures.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The detail that BEST supports the inference that the mother is trying to keep Thomas hidden is: "And finally, the reasons became less inventive, more stern: 'I'm going by myself,' 'I can't let you come,' until her answer was simply, 'No.'"
This indicates that she is actively making efforts to ensure Thomas doesn't go with her, suggesting that she is trying to keep him hidden for some reason.
This indicates that she is actively making efforts to ensure Thomas doesn't go with her, suggesting that she is trying to keep him hidden for some reason.