15. Why does the prisoner stop buying newspapers and begin reading year-old news? → Your response:
16. Why does the prisoner continue working on the professor's proof?
→ Your response:
17. By this point in the story, the chef has settled into a regular routine. Cite evidence from the text above By Rebecca Makkai

1. Because he receives newspapers from the widow who rented the basement to him. So he can save the money he receives and can be distracted by reading.

2. Because he wants to assume the personality of the teacher and becomes more and more curious about him.

3. The chef has established a regular routine, where he writes letters pretending to be the teacher, asking friends and students for help in money.

Explanation:

This question is about "The briefcase" by Rebecca makkai and shows how people in desperate situations can perform very incorrect acts that can even be harmful to themselves and others.

In this story the chef needs to leave the environment in which he lives, he needs to change who he is and assume another personality. As a result, he steals the briefcase of a teacher who was killed on the street by soldiers. He travels with that suitcase and pretends to be the teacher, assuming his life and personality, in addition to sending letters to the teacher's friends asking them to help him with money, which is what they do.

a.) it provides a clue to solve the mystery.