Question

Read the excerpt from "Object Lesson, Part 2."

Ellery searched everything in the room, from the socket of the American flag to the insect-filled bowls of the old light fixtures, reached by standing on desks.

Everything.

"It's not here!" whispered Louise in his ear.

The Buell, Ruffo, and Strager boys were nudging one another, grinning.

"Well, well," Ellery said.

After reading the excerpt, the reader most likely anticipates that Ellery will

feel even more determined.
call the principal to the classroom.
ask the boys where the money is.
find the money in an obvious spot.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

the reader most likely anticipates that Ellery will ask the boys where the money is.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the most logical option from the group of options given. For the Buell, Ruffo and Strager boys to be grinning shows that they have an idea of what happened to the money and the teacher, Ellery has no other option than to ask them about it.