Which statement best describes how the author’s use of second-person point of view affects readers? The readers are more objective because they feel distanced from the text. The readers feel shamed into being more careful because they feel lectured. The readers pay attention to the dangers because they are directly engaged. The readers ignore the instructions because they are being talked down to.

Read this excerpt from holes. he had no sailing experience, but the ship’s captain signed him aboard. the captain could see that elya was a man of great strength. not everybody could carry a full-grown pig up the side of a mountain. it wasn’t until the ship had cleared the harbor and was heading out across the atlantic that he suddenly remembered his promise to carry madame zeroni up the mountain. he felt terrible. what information does this flashback provide about elya? a.elya did not intend to break his promise to madame zeroni. b.madame zeroni is very angry and disappointed in elya. c.elya is terribly afraid of madame zeroni’s curse. d.elya does not care what happened to madame zeroni.