Read the excerpt from "Broken Chain." He [Alfonso] turned his bike over, balancing it on the handlebars and seat, and flossed the spokes with the sock. When he was finished, he pressed a knuckle to his teeth until they tingled.

Why does Soto most likely describe Alfonso’s attention to his bike and his teeth at the same time?

to emphasize that Alfonso expects everything to be perfect
to reveal that Alfonso is too focused on unimportant things
to illustrate how much Alfonso cares about outward appearances
to show that Alfonso often puts himself in uncomfortable situations

Read the following excerpt and answer the question. "i can think of no one objection, that will possibly be raised against this proposal, unless it should be urged, that the number of people will be thereby much lessened in the kingdom." (a modest proposal) the implicit meaning of the text is a. there are no reasonable objections to the author's proposal. b. the overpopulation problem is so dire that selecting some humans to be a food source is a just solution. c. a disadvantage of the proposal is that there will be fewer people under the monarchy. d.the situation in ireland is so bad that it calls for radical change.