Q6. What is Maya's motivation for misinterpreting Nurzhan's principal's words?
A. She dislikes the principal.
B. She is afraid of what her father will do to her brother.
C. she wants to leave the office quickly.
D. She thinks the principal is making too big a deal about the fight.

he can eat everything and drink whatever he wants

explanation:

the statement that identifies the central idea of "the salem and other witch trail hunts" is d. while witch hunts may feel like a rare occurrence, mike kubic proves that such   incidents are not as uncommon as we originally thought.

the author is trying to show that witch hunts come in various forms and are produced by the fear of what isn't understood or it's different.

how is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence?  

josh's plan, rushing the passer, seemed sound to us.

a.

object of a preposition

b.

direct object

c.

appositive

d.

subject