On page 6, Lauren Tarshis writes that Zack's brain "was a ticking time bomb." This metaphor helps readers understand that playing a sport when you have a concussion is

Probably not a good idea and shouldn't be tried

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease

(the answer is d)

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