Question

(7) the weirdest thing was, they seemed to be looking right at me. (8) i looked over at grover to say something about this and saw that the blood had drained from his face. his nose was twitching. (9) \grover?\ i said. \hey, man—\ (10) \tell me theyre not looking at you. they are, arent they?\ (11) \yeah. weird, huh? you think those socks would fit me?\ (12)
ot funny, percy. not funny at all.\ (13) the old lady in the middle took out a huge pair of scissors—gold and silver, long-bladed, like shears. i heard grover catch his breath. (14) \were getting on the bus,\ he told me. \come on.\ (15) \what?\ i said. \its a thousand degrees in there.\ (16) \come on!\ he pried open the door and climbed inside, but i stayed back. (17) across the road, the old ladies were still watching me. the middle one cut the yarn, and i swear i could still hear that snip across four lanes of traffic. her two friends balled up the electric-blue socks, leaving me wandering who they could possibly be for—sasquatch or godzilla. what is directly across the road from where the bus stops? a fast-food restaurant a motel an old - fashioned fruit stand a gas station

Explanation:

Answer:

C. An old - fashioned fruit stand

(Note: Based on the context from the text (like the old ladies' actions and the setting), and from the knowledge of the relevant literary work (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief), the correct answer is that across the road from where the bus stops is an old - fashioned fruit stand.)