Question

racing to race
carlo stopped to rest for a minute and tried to
catch his breath. he’d been running for so long that
he had pains in his side and his legs were
beginning to hurt. he hunched over and tried to
expand his lungs, but it was like trying to suck air
out of a bicycle tire. his body was too exhausted to
even allow him to take a deep breath, and he
started to wheeze again.
“great,” he thought, “let me just add asthma to my
expanding list of ailments. i can’t believe that i
can’t even jog two miles without completely
collapsing!” he finally gave in to his aching body
and laid down on the grass to recuperate. he
closed his eyes and tried to imagine himself
running on the school track in the 1,600-meter
race. he pictured himself running steadily toward

“since when did you get so smart, dr. meiya?” he
teased.
what does this sentence reveal about how carlo
views meiya?
carlo thinks that meiya is a know-it-all.
carlo is mean and he does not really
like meiya.
carlo thinks that he is smarter than
meiya.
carlo is open to meiya’s feedback and
accepts it.

Explanation:

Carlo's teasing question implies he previously viewed himself as more intelligent than Meiya, and her recent smart comment surprises him, revealing his underlying belief that he is smarter.

Answer:

Carlo thinks that he is smarter than Meiya.