9. The reader can infer from the passage all of the following EXCEPT (2 points) a. The narrator's parents can't afford the medicine that can help his sick dog.
b. The father's only option is to shoot the dog.
c. The narrator blames himself for not being able to help his dog.
d. The narrator's parents love and support him.

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i believe it is "“i’ll beat thee, but i would infect my hands.”

explanation:

1.c

2.b

3.c

4.b

5.c

6.c

7.d

8.b

9.b

10.d

11.c

12.d

13.b

14.d

15.b

16.a

17.c

18.b

19.d

20.b

21.a

22.b

23.c

24.b

25.c

26.d

27.c

28.d

29.d

30.a

31.c

32.b

33.a

34.d

35.c

36.a

37.b

38.a

39.d

40.c

41.e

42.a

43.c

44.b

45.d

46.b

47.e

48.c

49.d

50.a

51.b

52.a

53.d

54.c