indicating this is news to her.
10 toby tugs his jeans over his narrow hips and inhales deeply.
last night was ball hockey, and he feels it in his upper arms and left
shin, where someone nailed him with a stick blade....
11 hats right,\ he said brightly, \where are we? bar forty-
something.\
12 \forty-three,\ bill supplies.
13 toby runs a hand through whats left of his hair and gives
pamela a meaningful look.
ote that second guitars enter a bar later.\
14 she actually smiles, that strained face pleased to be recognized.
15 the choir chugs on, tight with concentration while toby keeps
the beat and cues entrances. tom, who rarely gets the rhythm right, is
lagging on
orwegian wood\ while the others trot into he long
and winding road.\ toby sings his part, coaxing him back into the
fold. for a few lines everything goes smoothly. it is one of those
moments where effort turns to music, and they feel it, hardly dare to
hope it will continue.
16 it is matthew, the lawyer, who breaks the spell.
17 \someones out of step!\ he protests, and the group staggers to a
halt again.
18 \dont quit!\ toby pleads. he continues to wave his baton, but
24
how do paragraphs 8–10 further develop the passage?
a they show how the musicians will feel disconnected from toby.
b they hint at how toby will move back the date of the guitar concert.
c they reveal that toby will soon lose interest in his job as guitar choir director.
d they suggest that toby will have trouble preparing the guitar choir in time for the concert.

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indicating this is news to her.
10  toby tugs his jeans over his narrow hips and inhales deeply.
last night was ball hockey, and he feels it in his upper arms and left
shin, where someone nailed him with a stick blade....
11  	hats right,\ he said brightly, \where are we? bar forty-
something.\
12  \forty-three,\ bill supplies.
13  toby runs a hand through whats left of his hair and gives
pamela a meaningful look.
ote that second guitars enter a bar later.\
14  she actually smiles, that strained face pleased to be recognized.
15  the choir chugs on, tight with concentration while toby keeps
the beat and cues entrances. tom, who rarely gets the rhythm right, is
lagging on
orwegian wood\ while the others trot into 	he long
and winding road.\ toby sings his part, coaxing him back into the
fold. for a few lines everything goes smoothly. it is one of those
moments where effort turns to music, and they feel it, hardly dare to
hope it will continue.
16  it is matthew, the lawyer, who breaks the spell.
17  \someones out of step!\ he protests, and the group staggers to a
halt again.
18  \dont quit!\ toby pleads. he continues to wave his baton, but
24
how do paragraphs 8–10 further develop the passage?
a they show how the musicians will feel disconnected from toby.
b they hint at how toby will move back the date of the guitar concert.
c they reveal that toby will soon lose interest in his job as guitar choir director.
d they suggest that toby will have trouble preparing the guitar choir in time for the concert.

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# Brief Explanations:
To solve this, we analyze each option:
- Option A: The paragraphs don't show musicians feeling disconnected from Toby. Instead, there's interaction (like Pamela smiling when recognized). Eliminate A.
- Option B: There's no hint about moving back the concert date. The focus is on rehearsal issues. Eliminate B.
- Option C: Toby is actively leading the rehearsal (coaxing Tom, keeping beat), so no indication he'll lose interest. Eliminate C.
- Option D: Paragraphs 8 - 10 (and surrounding) show rehearsal struggles: Tom lagging, group stalling, etc. This suggests Toby will have trouble getting the Guitar Choir ready in time for the concert. This matches.
# Answer:
D. They suggest that Toby will have trouble preparing the Guitar Choir in time for the concert.

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