Question

What can you infer based on this text?

But Buck did not read the newspapers,
and he did not know that Manuel, one of
the gardener's helpers, was an undesirable
acquaintance.
A. The newspapers magically told about future events.
B. Buck doesn't know that Manuel is not a desirable
acquaintance.
C. Manuel is the new butcher's assistant.

Answer 1

B. Buck doesn't know that Manuel is not a desirable

acquaintance.

Step-by-step explanation:

The above statement is what can be inferred from the excerpt about Buck and the newspaper clip. His inability not to read the newspaper denied him the opportunity to get to know the desirability of some of the gardeners' which he employed. This made him to be ignorant of the obvious truth.