Based on Paul's description of Cassie, what is the most likely reason she tells him to handle Mitchell himself?
Read the excerpt from The Land,
Now, my sister was a beautiful girl and I knew even
Mitchell had eyes for her. But Cassie was not only
beautiful, she was tough, smart, and just a bit cocky.
She was six years older than I was and pretty much like
a mother hen when it came to me; I knew she'd take my
part. "Cassie, you know 'bout Mitchell?" I asked her.
"Course I know about Mitchell," she answered. "Why're
you letting him beat up on you?"
"I'm not letting him!" | exclaimed in outrage. "You thinking
I'm liking him beating up on me?"
"Well, if you're not, you'd better make him stop."
"Well, I'm trying."
"Well, you'd better try harder."
O She wants him to learn to behave like someone older
like she is.
She wants him to grow to be smart and tough like she
is.
O She wants him to be a mother hen to Mitchell like she
is to him.
O She wants him to become just a bit arrogant, like she
is.
No