From the book "back to the lake"-
The boys in the pool, says, Lewis seem bent upon "proving the point"
What point? What are the grounds of argument here?

two factors or characteristics of a chapter that might make it difficult to read would be words i don't understand, or if i don't fully understand what's going on in the chapter. strategies i can use to get through the difficult material would be a dictionary, and re-reading previous chapters to get a better grasp of what the author is trying to say.

i agree definitely that

reflexive.the third one.