How does the author support John Stein's claim that "Reading exercises the whole brain" (line 16)? a. By describing how other physical functions in the body work b. By explaining which parts of the brain connect to senses c. By explaining how functions of the brain are triggered d. By describing a new method of creating pathways.

The author supports John Stein's claim that "Reading exercises the whole brain" (line 26) by explaining how functions of the brain are triggered

Explanation:

After quoting John Steins's phrase the author explains how recent studies have shown that several sections of our brain get activated as we follow the story and start to imagine the events in there, these actions activates in our brain the same sections and processes that we would activate if we were actually doing the actions not only reading about them and that supports the theory of reading as an excellent way to exercise the brain.

the narrator closes the lantern tightly so the old man is

not awakened by the bright light

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