Question

need a bout of sickness to get you out of a not-so-fun event? my sniffle-in-seconds will give you something to sneeze about—but not for too long! simply put the tissue to your face to catch a quick cold. it’s just a burst of feeling bad! the illness will go away almost as soon as it hits you. keishas new invention gives you a bout of sickness. what does this mean? a it gives you a short attack of sickness. b it gives you a long attack of sickness. c it makes you sick forever.

Explanation:

The text says the invention gives a "quick cold", "a burst of feeling bad" and the illness "goes away almost as soon as it hits you", which means the sickness is short - lived, matching option A. Options B (long attack) and C (forever) contradict the text's description of the sickness being brief.

Answer:

A. It gives you a short attack of sickness.