cause/effect , the lumber room-infrences ;

which ironical situation can be found in section 16?

Nicholas gets his aunt to spend all day protecting the place in which he has no intention of going

What caused Nicholas to sneak into the Lumber room when his aunt was "preoccupied" in the garden?

Nicholas had been curious about the lumber room for some time and finally saw his chance.

why do you think Nicholas chuckled grimly about Bobby's Tight boots in section 8?

Nicholas seems both amused and sorry about Bobby's plight; a fun outing and tight boots

what ironical situation can be found in section 30 ?

Nicholas uses his aunt's own words and morals as an excuse for leaving her in the rain-water tank.

What caused the aunt to arrange a trip to Jaborough sands for the other children ?

The aunt planned the trip to punish Nicholas by making a fun outing and leaving him out

why didn't Bobby tell his aunt that his boots were too tight?

bobby did tell his aunt-twice- but she wasn't listening.

why had Nicholas wanted his aunt to believe that he would try to go to the garden?

he wanted her to be in the garden and not in the house, so he could sneak into the Lumber room

What do you infer about Nicholas's feelings based on his comment in section 6?

he was pleased that the experience set up by his aunt to punish him wasn't turning out as she hoped.

Based on the underlined passage of section 36, why was Nicholas silent at tea after his day of being "in disgrace"?

he was thinking about the tapestry he saw in the lumber room.

what cause and effect relationship do you see in the underlined passage from section 1 of Mark Twain's "The Invalid's story"?

his condition and sufferings caused him to look old and tired

Why had the aunt made the lumber room off-limits to the children?

she believed that the children would spoil or break the contents that were in the room

what is ironical about the "nonsense" that the aunt accuses Nicholas of in sections 1 and 2?

the nonsense is the absolute truth

what ironical situation is shown in sections 32-34?

the wiser and better person tels a lie, and the one in disgrace catches her in it

what cause and effect relationship do you see in the underlined passage from section 2 of Saki's "The Interlopers"?

A famous lawsuit had caused the families to fight for three generations

what is ironical about the underlined passage in section 18?

The forbidden garden was the source of illumination for the forbidden room

what cause and effect relationship do you see in the underlined passage from section 44?

jim selling his watch to purchase Della's present caused him to not be able to use his present.

what do we infer about Nicholas from the underlined passage of section 17 ?

we infer that Nicholas is a careful planner who makes detailed arrangements ahead of time.