TIME REMAINING 01:53:37 Read the excerpt from The Number Devil. "By the way, the reverse is true as well," the number devil added. "The reverse? What do you mean?" "Simple," said the number devil with a grin. "Just as there are infinitely large numbers, there are infinitely small numbers. And an infinite number of infinitely small numbers." And so saying, he twirled his walking stick like a propeller in Robert's face. I'm starting to feel dizzy, thought Robert. It was the same feeling he'd had on the slide. "Stop!" he shouted. "Why so jittery, Robert?" asked the number devil. "It's perfectly harmless." What is the number devil trying to accomplish? He is trying to support Robert’s understanding. He is trying to make Robert wake up from his dream. He is trying to make fun of Robert's limited math knowledge. He is trying to get Robert to do something against his will.

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explanation:

well stockyards mean a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted. and i'm assuming that by party you   mean a large group of people which does make sense because chicago is a very crowded place much like new york. stockyards tend to take up a lot of room due to needing the area for pens to keep animals in and the fact that stockyards are usually right by slaughterhouse where they process and distribute the product. so its much like a zoo but with some dead animal products close by.

- "he is a very real person and his intent isn't to influence us vonnegut addresses this towards the end of the letter when he says, if we choose to curse, that is by our own individual means."

explanation:

it refers to the definition of full-contact sports, where the condition is that the sport must have athletes must "purposely collide with each other