Question

Read this excerpt from "The Catnapper." For the next week, Cara and Wesley tailed Barney Buckner, but instead of clues, they were shocked to find that he wasn't the bully they expected. He was always helping little old ladies cross the street, or mowing some elderly gentleman's lawn. "This guy isn't a bully, he's boring," Wesley said. "So much for stereotypes." The information in this excerpt supports the prediction that Barney will become friends with Cara and Wesley. Barney is going to adopt cats who need homes. Barney will be identified as the person who has been stealing cats. Barney is not the person who has been stealing cats.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Barney is not the person who has been stealing cats.

Answer 2

Barney is not the person who has been stealing cats.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given excerpt from the story "The Catnapper", Cara and Wesley are seen tailing Barney Buckner who they believed to be the catnapper. But their efforts led to an otherwise conclusion.

Rather than catching cats, Barney had been secretly helping people in need, "always helping little old ladies cross the street, or mowing some elderly gentleman's lawn". The "stereotype" that they had of him was wrong, revealing that he wasn't the bully they expected him to be. This supports the prediction that barney is not the one who had been stealing cats.

Thus, the correct answer is the last/ fourth option.