Question 17 • 2026-2027_MDCPS_1001375_English 3 B-CR
The phrase “or what I remember happening” shows that O’Brien is focused on how the event lives in memory, not on claiming a perfectly objective account. This reflects the story’s interest in emotional truth and the limits of factual certainty. The other sentences give physical or chronological details without expressing that distinction.
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