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The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell
by L. P. Wyman (excerpt)
1] "Say, Jack, do you have any idea that this thing is going to
work
[2] "I don't know, Bob, the theory is all right, but how it will work
out in practice is a cat of another color, one thing is sure, though,
and that is if it don't work we are out of the running in the race, for
the new boat the Jenkins boys have just bought, will run circles
round the Sprite "
[3] "Well, we'll soon know, for it's about ready to test."
[4] This conversation took place one afternoon in the latter part of
July in the basement of a house in Skowhegan, Maine. The room
was fitted up as a combined workshop and laboratory, and a
single glance would indicate that the two boys were by no means
novices, for it contained many expensive and intricate pieces of
machinery.
[5] Jack and Bob Golden, 15 and 17 years old respectively, were
sons of a rich manufacturer, who had made a large part of his
fortune through his own inventions. Mr. Golden was an indulgent
father and seeing that his inventive genius had descended to his
sons, had fitted up a modern machine shop and laboratory for
them and had supplied them liberally with money for experiments.
He had by no means been disappointed in the results, for
although they were but boys, they had already worked out
several designs, which had been patented and had proved very
Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.
How does the author develop the theme that confidence grows as a result of many experiences and how one choo
approach those experiences?
The author develops this theme through
the details of how Fred and Will almost found out about Jack and Bob's last invention
the details about Jack and Bob's father being an inventor and manufacturer
the discussion of how the Jenkins boys bought a brand-new boat for the race
the discussion of how Jack and Bob will try again if it does not work the first time
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