Why does the author purposely not reveal Patrick’s conversation about leaving Mary? What effect does this create for the reader? Would it be more effective to see the conversation between the characters?

Preview the following sentence and identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. the brain was riddled with holes, it looked like a sponge. a. bridled c. perforated b. pierced d. b and c select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d mark this and return