Question

thought: havent done this before? and the next day, as he ran down the street in answer to his fathers call, he thought: how many million times have i done this? it was several hundred thousand times, anyway, and always on july 16, 1932, and in all that time something had been growing in billys head. from his first thought, as he ran across the street to see tom harpers body the first time, that here was something he wasnt going to forget in a hurry, there had grown in him a definite conviction that there was something wrong going on. particularly since he could never remember what he had done the day before. finally, billy had a realisation. (94) do these things again and again, he thought one day, running across the street to the store to see tom harper die, i bet ive run from mrs baxters over to the store lots of times for lots of reasons, but i dont remember ever running across for anything but to see tom harper. 4the next thought, of course, was: suppose i dont run across to see tom harper? it didnt work. every time billy turned around and saw tom harper walking up onto the porch to meet thad ruskin he began to run, and he always got across the street just in time to see toms body topple at his feet. 4suppose i hurry?, billy wondered. he tried to speed himself up crossing the street. with a prodigious effort he managed to reach the store porch before tom had started to fall. everything else was the same, but billy had arrived a fraction of a second sooner. question 4 4. 4 multiple choice: what does the phrase \prodigious effort\ reveal about billys actions in paragraph 32? ○ a. billy tried to get to the store quickly so that he could help tom. ○ b. billy tried to get to the store quickly so that he could help thad. ● c. billy treated thad with a cautious attitude because he was afraid of him. ○ d. billy treated tom with a sympathetic attitude because he felt sorry for him.

Explanation:

The text states Billy repeatedly runs to see Tom Harper (who he watches fall) and tries to reach the porch before Tom starts falling. His "prodigious effort" is to get to the store quickly to help Tom, as he is trapped in a loop replaying this event and wants to prevent Tom's fall.

Answer:

A. Billy tried to get to the store quickly so that he could help Tom.