Question 9 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY
Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close . I knew I could never let Mom hear the messages, because protecting her is one of my most important raisons d’être, so what I did was I took Dad’s emergency money from on top of his dresser, and I went to the Radio Shack on Amsterdam. What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?
Answer
A
that the messages would increase his mother’s suffering
B
that his father’s emergency money should be replaced
C
that the employees at Radio Shack would sympathize with him
D
that his mother would not understand the messages
Explanation
The narrator says he could never let his mother hear the messages because protecting her is important to him. This suggests he assumes hearing them would cause her more pain or suffering. The passage does not suggest that she would fail to understand them or that Radio Shack employees would sympathize with him.
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