4 Read the rest of the article. Read these lines from it and answer the questions in italics.
look like the boss?
1 "To help pay for this, he cut his salary: (line 4)
What does this' refer to?
2 'Price's action made him a hero for low-
paid workers? (line 5)
What was his action?
3 'The attack has not lessened his
enthusiasm. (line 11)
Who attacked him? What did they say?
4 ‘Price is clearly moved by the ways
their
lives have already improved? (line 16)
Whose lives? How have their lives improved?
5 'If we fail, this experiment will fail? (line 24)
Who are we? Why are they important to the
experiment?
6 'I get close to tears every one I hear? (line 28)
Who
says
this? What has he heard?
7 'In the US, they now make 300 times more
than a typical worker? (line 33)
Who are they?
8 'This is now on hold? (line 38)
What is on hold?
9 ‘Price is sure of one thing? (line 44)
What is he sure of?

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

i believe the answer is d : )