It is a very hot morning and you are expecting the day to just get hotter. you have noticed that one of your preschool children, max, has not been at school for the past week. the parents have not contacted the school indicating what has caused these absences. as you greet children coming in, you see max. he usually comes running and smiling to give you a big hug, but this morning he's quiet. max is wearing dirty long jeans and a long-sleeved shirt with purple jelly on the front. his mom says, "max has been sick. he spilled his toast on him in the car. he's not careful." she leaves and you pat his back and he moves away to go sit alone. you notice that he is rubbing his side as if it hurts and is huddled over. during group time, another child accidentally bumps into max. max pushes the child and says, "get out of here! " you haven't heard max say words like that or push other children. what would you do? what might be going on with max?

"where are you taking me? " the car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch- slotted card under electric eyes. "to the psychiatric center for research on regressive tendencies." he got in. the door shut with a soft thud. the police car rolled through the night avenues, flashing its dim lights ahead. which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt? o a. by showing leonard obeying the police car, the author reinforces the theme of surrendering one s individuality. o b. by relating the way the car responds, the author underscores the theme of the dangers of a mechanized of society o c. by having leonard, a seemingly normal person, taken to a psychiatric center, the author injects irony, leaving the reader surprised o d. by showing leonard communicating with another person, the author satisfies his need for human contact, leaving the reader hopeful