Tarshis explains that she wanted her story to readers a sense of what it was like to live in 1925. (did she succeed?)

i think that will have something to do with the mississippi river but google will know the full answer for sure

the right ones are in bold.

daintly refers to the fact she was reaching for what she ate, not necessarily what she is like.

greatest charm as in she possessed (=had) the greatest charm.

pleasant (her demeanor)

speaking (of her sensibility)

dead refers to the hypothetical mouse.

bleeding refers to the hypothetical mouse.

a. inform

explanation:

"how to" tells us that it will explain how to, which means to inform

ccd puts the honeybee populations and crop health at risk.

the above detail from paragraph 2 supports the inference about honeybee.