Read the excerpt from "The Thing about Terry.” What’s she love most? I ask When all else is said What makes her smile, Gets her up out of bed? Based on the indirect characterization in this stanza, which word best describes the narrator?

The narrator asks what Terry loves most and what makes her smile and get out of bed. These questions show that the narrator is interested in Terry’s feelings and what matters to her, which suggests the narrator is caring. “Caring” is the best choice.

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