1) What can the reader infer about the speaker and his neighbor? passage : mending wall by robert frost.

A)The speaker and his neighbor are both against
building walls.

B)The speaker and his neighbor are both in favor of
building walls.

C)The speaker is in favor of building walls, while the
neighbor is more skeptical.

D)The neighbor is in favor of building walls, while the
speaker is more skeptical,

Read the excerpt from “strychnine in the soup,” in which mr. mulliner explains the ending of a mystery novel to a bar patron who is anxious to know the conclusion of the story. “the plumber forgot his snake and had to go back for it,” explained mr. mulliner. ‘‘i trust that this revelation will prove sedative.” “i feel a new man,” said the draught stout. “i’d have lain awake worrying about that murder all night.” explain how a student who did not know the meaning of sedative could infer its definition?