In order to keep a reader engaged and the story moving along with strategy should narrative writers employ in their writing

Some authors (a la Dan Brown in The Da Vinci Code) use an expected twist and unanswered question at the end of every chapter.

Some (a la Stephen King) build deep characters that simply draw you in.

is that lennie, a man with a mental disability, is treated poorly due to his mental disability

i would say c, admiration because the narrator related to the main character and she, too, once felt ashamed about her culture and wished to be an american girl to impress a boy. she felt admiration because her mom prepared her favorite foods when her and robert's (the guy she liked) family all came together and had a family reunion.