Question

Okay, so that’s not exactly true. I was actually born with too much cerebral spinal fluid inside my skull. But cerebral spinal fluid is just the doctors’ fancy way of saying brain grease. And brain grease works inside the lobes like car grease works inside an engine. It keeps things running smooth and fast. But weirdo me, I was born with too much grease inside my skull, and it got all thick and muddy and disgusting, and it only mucked up the works. My thinking and breathing and living engine slowed down and flooded.
Which description in the passage above indicates that the passage has been written to engage the reader?
I. And brain grease works inside the loves like car grease works inside an engine
II. But weirdo me, I was born with too much grease inside my skull, and it got all thick and muddy and disgusting....
III. My thinking and breathing and living engine slowed down and flooded

Answer 1

Hello There

Answer: And brain grease works inside the loves like car grease works inside an engine (I)

Reason: This is a simile that is being used to engage the reader, while the whole passage seems interesting, this one sticks out the most

I hope I helped
-Chris

Answer 2

All 3 options:

I. And brain grease works inside the loves like car grease works inside an engine

II. But weirdo me, I was born with too much grease inside my skull, and it got all thick and muddy and disgusting....

III. My thinking and breathing and living engine slowed down and flooded

All 3 options are written to engage the reader. They all compare the speaker's brain to a car engine. He uses the extended metaphor to make it easier for the readers to understand the effects of being "born with too much cerebral spinal fluid". The book is geared towards a young adult audience. The phrase "cerebral spinal fluid" seems too sophisticated and difficult for his target audience to understand so he breaks it down to a way that he feels his readers would better understand.