5) The chief effect of the imagery and figures of speech in paragraph 15 is to A. prolong the outcome of the events by building suspense
B. emphasize the author’s tactful and methodical approach to presenting his case to the Board
C. highlight the Police Commissioner’s evil nature
D. provide the reader with a sense of the emotion surrounding the events without detailing specific horrors
E. justify to the readers why the children’s tales had to be told publicly

D. provide the reader with a sense of the emotion surrounding the events without detailing specific horrors

Explanation:

took it on edge!

1- cleans/ tidies up

2- were

3-would be

4- had known

5-takes

6-must be/ have to be/should be

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.