Read this excerpt from Holes.Because of the baseball schedule, Stanley’s trial was delayed several months. His parents couldn’t afford a lawyer. “You don’t need a lawyer,” his mother had said. “Just tell the truth.”Stanley told the truth, but perhaps it would have been better if he had lied a little. He could have said he found the shoes in the street. No one believed they fell from the sky.
Answer
A
He thinks that the shoes were a gift from God.
B
He thinks that destiny brought the shoes to him.
C
He thinks that the truth was too unbelievable.
D
He thinks that he should have had a lawyer.
Explanation
Stanley told the truth that the shoes fell from the sky, but no one believed him. He thinks he might have been better off claiming he found them in the street because that story would sound more believable. So the best answer is “He thinks that the truth was too unbelievable.”
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