What inference does the narrator make? His mother does not need money.✔ His mother loves his father.His mother needs a new phone.
What assumption might the narrator have that supports this inference? ✔ His mother needs protecting.His mother was lonely.His mother is strong and independent.
What do the inference and assumption reveal about the narrator? He does not like his father.✔ He loves his mother.He loves his parents equally.
Explain the ambiguity of the boldfaced text.
The ambiguity in the text lies in the phrase "and also the last." It is unclear if the narrator is referring to the bracelet as the final piece of jewelry he ever designed or if he is referring to the Morse code on the bracelet representing his father's final messages. Furthermore, the bracelet is described as the "most beautiful" both because the narrator had improved his craft through practice and because the beads represented the preciousness of his father's final words.
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