Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow. Extract 1: Chief Brown would have liked to tell everyone about his only child. But who would believe him? Who would believe that the best detective alive was an eighth grader? So, he said nothing. Encyclopedia never spoke of the help he gave his father. He didn't want to seem different from other boys. But there was nothing he could do about his nickname. He was stuck with it. Only his parents and teachers called him by his real name, Leroy. Everyone else called him Encyclopedia.
Complete the following sentence with a suitable reason. Chief Brown's dilemma can be called unique because ____.
Chief Brown's dilemma can be called unique because he had a son who was the best detective alive, but being an eighth grader, no one would believe that a young boy could solve cases that even experienced police officers couldn't solve.
What can be inferred about why Encyclopedia never spoke of the help he gave his father? A. He is shy and lacks confidence in his abilities to share his insights. B. He wants to avoid the jealousy others might feel about his skills. C. He desires to blend with the other boys to prevent seeming different. D. He is embarrassed about being smarter than most adults around him.
C
The parents choose not to call their son 'Encyclopedia'. Select the reason that is false. A. For them he is more than his unique abilities; he is their child, with a personal identity. B. Calling him by his real name reflects their affection and the desire to acknowledge him as an ordinary boy. C. They want him to be remembered as different from the others around.
C
What does the writer mean by the fact that Leroy was 'stuck with' the name Encyclopedia?
The phrase 'stuck with' means that Leroy had no choice but to accept the nickname 'Encyclopedia' because it had become so widely used that he could not change it, even though he did not particularly want to be seen as different from other boys.
Explanation
((i)) The extract highlights Chief Brown's unique situation—his son is exceptionally intelligent but too young for anyone to take seriously as a detective. ((ii)) The text explicitly states 'He didn't want to seem different from other boys,' which directly supports option C. ((iii)) Option C is false because the parents actually want the opposite—they want him to feel like an ordinary boy, not different from others. They use his real name Leroy to maintain his personal identity. ((iv)) The writer uses 'stuck with' to show that the nickname was unavoidable—it had spread among everyone and become permanent, regardless of Leroy's own feelings about it.