Why is the ability to draw inferences an important skill to have as a reader

In what critical way is the protagonist dynamic in "there's a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella"?

The pattern formed by the rhyme at the end of each line is called repetition allusion meter rhyme scheme

The story behind the story is a a human interest article b concerned with the feelings of people involved in a headline event ca kind of special feature d all of these e none of these