Question

surface of the dining room table was a traffic jam of heaping dishes. three years worth of christmas and birthday presents sat ready for opening. there was a cake with welcome home louie inscribed in the icing. in the garage sat louies beige plymouth convertible, just as he had left it. (5) the family ringed around louie, babbling, eager to look at him and touch him. anthony and louise smiled, but there was a cast to their eyes, a tension that had never been there before. what louie didnt see was the rash on his mothers hands. as soon as louise had learned that her son was coming home, the rash had vanished. nothing, not even a scar, remained. she would never tell louie about it. (6) after dessert, the family sat and talked. they spoke easily, as they always had. no one asked about prison camp. louie volunteered a little about it, and to everyones relief, it seemed to carry little emotion for him. it seemed that he was going to be just fine. (7) sylvia had a surprise for louie. lynn moody, the woman who had transcribed louies broadcast, had arranged for a recording of it to be sent to the zamperinis. the family treasured the record, which in paragraph 5, what is implied by the disappearance of the mothers rash? there has been general illness among the family members ever since the war began. the rash was caused by seasonal allergies that have gone away with the change of seasons. her son brought home a special remedy for her rash when he returned from the war. the rash was a physical manifestation of her worry that has been relieved now that her son is home.

Explanation:

In paragraph 5, it says "As soon as Louise had learned that her son was coming home, the rash had vanished. Nothing, not even a scar, remained." This shows that the mother's worry (about her son) was physically manifested as a rash. When her son was safe (coming home), the rash (physical sign of worry) disappeared.

Answer:

The rash was a physical manifestation of her worry that has been relieved now that her son is home.