“Sometimes the parents of little girls in town, remembering Jim’s mother and fancying a resemblance in the dark eyes and hair, invited him to parties, but parties made him shy and he much preferred sitting on a disconnected axle in Tilly’s Garage, rolling the bones or exploring his mouth endlessly with a long straw.”

Which inference is best supported by the excerpt from the text?

Question 3 options:

Many little girls wanted Jim to go to their parties.



Jim liked to chew on straw.


Jim liked working on cars more than parties.


Jim’s mother was well liked