Question

on the first day of her freshman year, lauren frantically searched for the wood shop. she was very late, and everyone already seated when she finally arrived. trying to find a seat while everyone watched was exactly the sort of attention lauren wanted to avoid. the room was full of students she recognized from her bus. most of them were boys. she noticed jerry pickup, the bus ring leader, in the back and grew uneasy. these were the type who blatantly broke rules which made her nervous. he had a reputation for harassing people on the bus, and thus shed avoided being a target. he was always mean - spirited. everyone, including jerry, snickered quietly as they watched her take a seat in the back. after shed been sitting for a few minutes, listening to the teacher drone on, jerry yelled, \look! her feet dont even touch the ground!\ it, the whole class erupted in laughter because he was right, and without looking at him she stared at him and waited until he broke the glance first. then she returned to her work. which sentence from the story best supports the idea that lauren is intimidated by jerry? a her pieces were always askew and never lined up correctly. b her stomach would tense up ten minutes before her geometry class ended like it was being scrambled in a hand - mixer. c he didnt put her down until mr. swanson threatened him with disciplinary action. d she stared at him and waited until he broke the glance first.

Explanation:

To determine which sentence shows Jerry intimidating Lauren, we need to look for language that conveys threat or dominance. Sentence C mentions that Jerry threatened Mr. Swanson, and his behavior is likely to be intimidating to Lauren as well. Other sentences focus on Lauren's own feelings or actions rather than Jerry's intimidating behavior towards her.

Answer:

C. He didn't put her down until Mr. Swanson threatened him with disciplinary action.