"Through the Tunnel"

If someone performs an act of supplication, which of these MUST be true?

The person humbly begs a favor.

Which is the BEST example of someone who is beseeching?

A child begging for a game he has wanted for a long time.

Which of the following situations could BEST be used to illustrate the meaning of pestered?

Every week, Tom asked his neighbors over for dinner until they finally agreed to visit.

In "Through the Tunnel," how does Jerry get to the entrance of the tunnel?

He holds onto a heavy rock to push himself down.

In "Through the Tunnel," which choice BEST describes Jerry's feelings when he first encounters the boys diving from the rocks.

He is eager for them to acknowledge him but then feels ashamed when he fails to impress them.

In "Through the Tunnel," what happens when Jerry is swimming through the tunnel? Choose TWO responses.

He mistakenly thinks he is at the end when he sees sunlight through a crack. He gets a bloody nose.

Read this passage from "Through the Tunnel." (In the passage, Jerry has dived after the boys on the rock and discovered that he is unable to follow them through the tunnel.) When he came up the boys were all on the diving rock, preparing to attempt the feat again. And now, in a panic of failure, he yelled up, in English, "Look at me! Look!" and he began splashing and kicking in the water like a foolish dog.14They looked down gravely, frowning. He knew the frown. At moments of failure, when he clowned to claim his mother's attention, it was just this grave, embarrassed inspection that she rewarded him. Through his hot shame, feeling the pleading grin on his face like a scar that he could never remove, he looked up at the group of big brown boys on the rock and shouted, "Bonjour! Merci! Au revoir! Monsieur, monsieur!"2 while he hooked his fingers round his ears and waggled them. What does this passage MOST CLEARLY suggest are Jerry's reasons for training himself to swim through the tunnel.

He wants to prove himself to himself, conquering his feelings of shame.

Part A What does the boy's conversation with his mother at the end of "Through the Tunnel" MOST CLEARLY show about their relationship?

IDK google says it's "The mother's thoughtful attention to the boy emphasizes how close they have grown."

In "Through the Tunnel," what is the most important effect of the author's description of Jerry's panic when the boys do not quickly come up from underwater?

It emphasizes the danger involved in swimming through the tunnel.

In "Through the Tunnel," what does Jerry's mother think when he first asks to go down to the rocks? Choose TWO responses.

She tells herself that he will be safe without her. She worries that she has been too protective of him.

Part B Which excerpt from the text BEST supports the answer to part A?

She was ready for the battle of wills, but he gave in at once. It was no longer of the least importance to go to the bay.