Which line from Chapter 1 best demonstrates why Louie may survive the situation he faced in the Preface? (A) “From the moment he could walk, Louie couldn’t bear to be corralled. His siblings would recall him careening about, hurdling flora, fauna, and furniture.”
(B) “Thrilled by the crashing of boundaries, Louie was untamable. As he grew into his uncommonly clever mind, mere feats of daring were no lover satisfying. In Torrance, a one-boy insurgency was born.”
(C) “It is a testament to the content of Louie’s childhood that his stories about it usually ended with ‘...and then I ran like mad.’ He was often chased by people he had robbed, and at least two people threatened to shoot him.”
(D) “Confident that he was clever, resourceful, and bold enough to escape any predicament, he was almost incapable of discouragement. When history carried him into war, this resilient optimism would define him.”