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3 he always had a jawbreaker in his mouth, and when he wasnt clacking it against his teeth he kept up a constant mutter about everything he did, as if he were a play - by - play announcer describing a game. \and now jim is soldering the wire to the whatsits...\
4 more than anything i looked forward to jim saying, \whoa!\ thats what he said when something surprised or astounded him. it didnt happen often, maybe only one or two \whoas!\ a week on average. when i heard one i would jump down from my stool and nose right in and say, \what, jim?\ and he would explain it to me, and though i couldnt really understand, still i would feel something, a cool fizzing behind my ears, because i was feeding off his astonishment.
5 then one day i had the real thing, an amazement of my own. that day was a little strange to begin with, because when i came down to the basement, jim wasnt tinkering — he was reading. watching a person read isnt the most fascinating thing in the world, even if he has a jawbreaker clacking around in his mouth, and after a minute of that i was ready to leave when jim barked out a \whoa!\ i jumped down and said my usual, \what, jim?\ but he only warded me off with his hand and kept on reading. every minute or so another \whoa!\ came out, each one louder than the last. then came three in a row: \whoa! whoa! wwwhoa!\

1. what can the reader infer about the narrator based on paragraph 4?

options:

• he wants jim to ask him to help with the experiments.
• he enjoys watching jim manage several tasks at once.
• he thinks spending time with jim will make him smarter.
• he likes witnessing the moments when jim is surprised.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option against paragraph 4:

• Option 1: The paragraph doesn't mention the narrator wanting to help with experiments. Eliminate.
• Option 2: There's no info about Jim managing multiple tasks or the narrator enjoying that. Eliminate.
• Option 3: The text doesn't discuss the narrator thinking time with Jim makes him smarter. Eliminate.
• Option 4: The paragraph says the narrator looks forward to Jim's "Whoa!" (when surprised), jumps in to ask, and feels a "cool fizzing" from Jim's astonishment. This shows he likes witnessing Jim's surprised moments.

Answer:

D. He likes witnessing the moments when Jim is surprised.