Question:
It seems our sons share their father 's and my sarcastic sense of humour . Perhaps it is a survival skill , but it is a skill they have mastered nonetheless .

How would the writer react to their son 's sarcasm ?
Answer:
They will respond with more sarcasm .

Question:
We knew that this particular school , a distrusting little bugger , demanded government issued identifications at enrollment . And so in addition to my usual gadgets , I was also given a social security card - one belonging to a certain Maria Hernandez . The problem with that is I am a little Russian girl - green eyed , thin - lipped , Brighton Beach - bred and as white - looking as they come . How in the world was I going to pass for a Maria ?

Why may the narrator be stressed out ?
Answer:
They are trying to pass themselves off as someone they are not .

Question:
He opened his mind to hopefully catch a stray thought about what Jasper was up to but all he heard was one of the many military strategies that occupied the other vampire 's mind so often , only this one was repeated over and over again . Distract them . Corner them . Take control . Make them submit . Edward let his mind wander over the kids crowding the cafeteria to distract himself but he was n't able to concentrate on anything as another wave of longing rushed through him , causing him to squirm rather ungracefully in his chair , much to Jasper 's amusement and his siblings ' confusion .

Why did Edward focus on the other students ?
Answer:
To distract his thoughts .

Question:
Well , it was a big day ! And it was a LONG day ! We started prepping for demolition around 9:30 am - moving furniture , laying out plastic , moving the big screen tv , turning off electrical circuits , covering everything , etc . Husband started tearing things apart before lunch , while I was on clean - up detail , tossing drywall out the door into the wheelbarrow to be hauled to pile in the garage until the dumpster comes .

What caused so much work to be thrust upon the narrator ?
Answer:
They had to move items .