Read the excerpt from "Object Lesson, Part 2." "No sign of the original envelope?" "No." "I found two boys with bills - in each case a single, too. David Strager and Joey Buell. No envelope." Louise's brows met. Ellery glanced up at the clock. 9:07. He strolled over to her. "Don't show them you're worried. There's nothing to worry about. We have twenty-eight minutes." He raised his voice, smiling. Which statement explains the inference Ellery makes and why he makes it? He infers that Miss Carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression. He infers that it will take twenty-eight more minutes to find the missing money because that is all the time he has. He infers that the original envelope will not be found because neither David Strager nor Joey Buell has it. He infers that David Strager and Joey Buell took the money because they each have a dollar bill.

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7 November, 12:30

Read the excerpt from "Object Lesson, Part 2." "No sign of the original envelope?" "No." "I found two boys with bills - in each case a single, too. David Strager and Joey Buell. No envelope." Louise's brows met. Ellery glanced up at the clock. 9:07. He strolled over to her. "Don't show them you're worried. There's nothing to worry about. We have twenty-eight minutes." He raised his voice, smiling. Which statement explains the inference Ellery makes and why he makes it? He infers that Miss Carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression. He infers that it will take twenty-eight more minutes to find the missing money because that is all the time he has. He infers that the original envelope will not be found because neither David Strager nor Joey Buell has it. He infers that David Strager and Joey Buell took the money because they each have a dollar bill.

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Ali Peterson · Answer 1

He infers that Miss Carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression.

Caroline Knapp · Answer 2

He infers that Miss Carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression.

In the excerpt Ellery sees Miss Carpenter's facial expression when it says, "Louise's brows met." This denotes that she is worried about finding the money. Because of this inference, Ellery tries to comfort her by telling her that they still have some time left. This is also the correct answer because the others are simply incorrect. He does not believe that the missing money will show up just because it must in twenty-eight minutes. Also, just because the boys do not have the original envelope doesn't mean it won't be found, especially since he's still holding out hope. He also isn't inferring the boys took the money just that he found two boys with money.