Read this excerpt from the exposition in "The Monkey's Paw. Father and son were at chess, the former,who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. What is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? A. The father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. B. The woman in the story is knitting so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. C. Since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

## Step 1<br />The first step in solving this problem is to understand the context of the excerpt. The excerpt describes a scene where a father and son are playing chess, with the father taking unnecessary risks in the game. The father's boldness in the game is even noted by the white-haired old lady knitting by the fire.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />Next, we need to analyze the options given. Option A suggests that the son is not old enough to know the rules of chess. However, the excerpt does not provide any evidence to support this claim. The son's age is not mentioned, and there is no indication that he is unfamiliar with the rules of the game.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />Option B suggests that the woman in the story is knitting, implying that the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. However, the excerpt does not provide any evidence to support this claim. The woman's knitting is mentioned, but there is no indication that it is related to the characters' clothing.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />Option C suggests that since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well. This is a plausible inference based on the father's boldness in the game. The father's willingness to take unnecessary risks in the game could be indicative of his personality in real life.