Nothing could be changed anymore , was what the Ellimist was telling me . Things were set . This was the way it was . Picking myself up off the ground was a slow and painful process , but he waited patiently while I moved . " Okay , " I said , drawing the word out .

OPTIONS:
- The narrator feels they are violent .
- The narrator feels they are angry .
- The narrator feels they are defeatist .
- The narrator feels they are aggressive .
Answer the following question: Why would the narrator be upset at the Ellimist 's response ?

The narrator feels they are defeatist .

Hope is what human hearts run on . Hope is why human beings keep bringing children into a fallen world . " Ortberg tells the story of French painter Henri Matisse . Near the end of his life , Matisse had severe arthritis in his hands . But he continued to paint , to the point of pain so severe it would bring tears to his eyes .

OPTIONS:
- They feel that it is important to maintain population levels .
- None of the above choices .
- They believe that their children can change the world for the better .
- They believe that the world ca n't be changed regardless of what they do .
Answer the following question: Why do humans keep bringing children into a fallen world ?

They believe that their children can change the world for the better .

Went for a bike ride today , first one of spring . While on East Pleasant St I saw an eagle perched in a low branch in this large yard that had maple trees with sap buckets . I was about twenty feet away and seemed to startle him .

OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- To feed the eagles .
- To make maple syrup .
- To make tree sap .
Answer the following question: What may be the reason there are sap buckets on the trees ?

To make maple syrup .

Fortunately , it did n't really hurt the truck at all . A few minutes later after the humiliation died down , it all became very funny , as those things usually do . We decided that since the car was still perfectly drivable , we would wait a while to get it fixed , at least until I had found a job , and we had finished the bathroom remodel . So here we are one year later , and we finally got it fixed .

OPTIONS:
- They were in the process of moving somewhere new .
- They needed to find a cheap car repair shop .
- They did n't have the money to fix it at the time .
- None of the above choices .
Answer the following question: Why did it take them so long to fix the truck ?
They did n't have the money to fix it at the time .