The grandmother shrieked. she scrambled to her feet and stood staring. "you're the misfit! " she said, "i recognized you at once! " "yes'm," the man said, smiling slightly as if he were in spite of himself to be known, "but it would have been better for all of you, lady, if you hadn't of reckernized me." bailey turned his head sharply and said something to his mother that shocked even the children. the old lady began to cry and the misfit reddened. judging by the misfit's reaction to being recognized, the reader can infer that he is educated hotheaded kindhearted prideful

The answer is that the man is D) Prideful

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.