Kevin 's old jazz record , floated to his ears from the library where his older brother sits reading their father 's worn copies of Plath and Salinger . Nick was in the dinning room , working on an essay and keeping his insulin levels balanced with Lays and bottled water ; they were out of Diet Coke , much to his annoyance . Just as he 's shoving the biggest potato chip he 'd ever seen into his mouth , Joe wandered in and snatched it from his fingers , grinning and taking a swig of the regular Coke he was allowed to drink . The stupid bastard . OPTIONS:
- Because he is trying to control his weight by maintaining his blood sugar
- None of the above choices .
- Because he has diabetes and needs to do so to stay alive , or else he will have a serious medical issue
- He is an alcoholic , and the lower his blood sugar the quicker he can get drunk

A: Why is Nick required to maintain his insulin levels ?

I ' m a little better today . Yesterday I felt well enough to go to the store and get some stronger medicine . I had been using claritin which usually works for my regular allergies , but this was a real bad allergy attack because of the smoke from the fires that have filled up our valley like a gigantic punch bowl . The pollen count has been especially high and grasses mostly . OPTIONS:
- I need to get the medicines for someone else .
- I wanted to visit the store .
- I am sick and I need the medicine to get better .
- I like buying medicines for fun .

A: Why do I need to get medicine from the stores ?

I wanted to get out and back on wheels before I try to skate at practice the first time , and that was probably one of the only opportunities I had with all the busy - busy that seems to be coming down . But my ankle was pretty tired / sore by the end of the night . I was pretty psyched that I was able to get back into somewhat of a groove pretty quickly . OPTIONS:
- All the pressure from the wheels on top of it .
- None of the above choices .
- All the practice .
- All the car accidents .

A: What is causing the narrator pain their ankle ?

They stood and stared at each other for a few moments , Gordon realising that though it was early and the city was still , for all intents and purposes , asleep , it was still dangerous for the man to be out in daylight . Probably coming back from some late - night business he mused , thinking of the stark contrast of the early sunlight and the darkness of the suit . His eyes took in the figure before him for the first time in the daylight ; tall , dark , disguised , with only his mouth accessible ... . OPTIONS:
- It was safe during daytime
- It was a relaxed city
- It was risky
- It was more dangerous at night

A:
How was life in the city ?