Question

select the quotation from the story that most strongly suggests that the thief is mathews shoemakers new supplier, cindy.
how was cindy going to explain that he had given a deal to these few items while he made everyone else pay full price?
it was against the rules to eat something before you bought it, but everyone ignored that.
for the most part, cindy enforced the mitchells’ rules. when someone asked her for a discount or a sample, cindy said no.

Explanation:

To determine which quotation shows Mathew's unfairness, we analyze each:

• First quote: Asks how to explain giving Jim a discount while others pay full—shows preferential treatment (unfair).
• Second quote: Talks about a rule to eat before buying, not about unfairness.
• Third quote: Says Cathy enforced rules, denying discounts—shows fairness, not unfairness.

So the first quotation ("How was Cathy going to explain that he had given a deal to...") shows Mathew (or the owner) applied rules unfairly by giving a discount to one while others pay full.

Answer:

How was Cathy going to explain that he had given a deal to Choose the items while he made everyone else pay full price?