To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus gently reminds Jem, "No son, those were our friends." What error is Jem in danger of committing that Atticus refuses to commit? What does the whole episode foreshadow about the "nightmare" ahead?

In the sentence, “studies show that non-exercise activity thermogenesis, or n.e.a.t. — a measure of how much energy people use to stand, fidget, walk to the car and otherwise move around without formally exercising — often (declines) substantially after weight loss, perhaps because the body thinks you are starving and directs you to stay still and conserve energy,” the word declines means a. deteriorates. b. improves. c. ascends. d. increases.