Read this line from "Raccoon Olympics." I had seen raccoons before, staring shiny-eyed into the beam of my flashlight and skulking down storm drains, but never up close, in daylight. How does the word skulking affect the meaning of this sentence? It suggests that raccoons are excellent swimmers. It suggests that raccoons are very quick and agile creatures. It suggests that raccoons move in a sneaky way to stay out of sight. It suggests that raccoons are extremely noisy animals.​

It suggests that raccoons move in a sneaky way to stay out of sight.

Explanation:

The definition of skulking is "to move stealthily".  

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.