18. The author probably put the step "Look at item placement" before "Consider Headlines" because a
steps are never listed in alphabetical order
b
no one reads headlines
c
readers would see the placement of an article before reading the headline
d
"Look at item placement" includes more sight words

the correct answer is: reveal gregor as an untidy individual.

in metamorphosis by franz kafka, gregor samsa is the main character, who one day wakes up as a bug, and the attitude he takes upon his transformation forces him to go deeper on his existence and the new features of his body.

in this excerpt the writer mentions a table full of collection textile samples, which gives us a hint about gregor being messy. later on the book we discover how he is a really untidy individual.

the punctuation used in this line was exclamation points. exclamation points can show excitement, anxiousness, and etc.