Question

multiple choice 1 point
what does can the reader infer from this passage on page 162 when turtle visits the dentist recommended to her by sandy mcsouthers?
\i hope you are better at filling cavities than making false teeth,\ turtle said, gripping the arms of the dentists chair. in a glass cabinet against the wall three rows of dentures grinned at her with crooked teeth, overlapping teeth, notched teeth.
\those faults are what makes the dentures look real,\ the dentist explained.
othing in nature is quite perfect, you know.\
sandys dentist is not very skilled at filling cavities
sandys dentist has imperfect teeth
sandys dentist collects fake teeth
sandys dentist created barney northrups buck teeth

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Turtle hopes the dentist is better at filling cavities than false teeth, but this doesn't mean the dentist is unskilled at filling cavities (it's a hope, not a fact about the dentist's skill).
• Option 2: The passage talks about dentures (fake teeth) having imperfections, not the dentist's own teeth.
• Option 3: The glass cabinet has three rows of dentures (fake teeth), so we can infer the dentist collects fake teeth.
• Option 4: There's no info linking the dentist to creating Barney Northrup's teeth.

Answer:

C. Sandy’s dentist collects fake teeth