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AssignmentMultiple Choice

David Foster Wallace’s Postmodern Voices

Question 2 • *CR English 3 S2 [E3060OX]

Which text best supports the inference that the narrator feels underestimated?

Answer
A
“I cannot make myself understood, now.”
B
“I believe Hobbes is just Rousseau in a dark mirror.”
C
“I am not just a boy who plays tennis.”
D
“I have an intricate history.”

Explanation

The line “I am not just a boy who plays tennis” suggests that others see the narrator in a limited way, as only someone who plays tennis. By insisting that he is more than that, the narrator implies that people underestimate his depth or abilities. The other choices express confusion, an opinion, or a complicated past, but not as directly the feeling of being underestimated.

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