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Analyzing Layers of Meaning in The Surrender Tree

Question 4 • 2026-2027_MDCPS_1001375_English 3 B-CR

Read the excerpt from Other Words for Home.I stretch my eyes as wide as I can. I want him to laugh, but he just shakes his head. I used to be able to make him laugh, but not anymore. I have not heard him laugh in ages.Other Words For Home by Jasmine Warga Text Copyright (c) 2019 by Jasmine Warga. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers

Answer
A
cheerful
B
disheartened
C
hopeful
D
overwhelmed

Explanation

The narrator remembers being able to make him laugh, but now he only shakes his head, and she has not heard him laugh in a long time. This suggests she feels discouraged and sad about the change. “Disheartened” best matches that feeling; “hopeful” and “cheerful” do not.

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