Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry . As hard as I tried not to care, I couldn’t start my morning without knowing what the governor, his National Guard, and the school board were up to. I had to face the awful truth. Grandma was right, I was letting those people determine how I felt, and how I lived a great part of my day. What best describes the narrator’s mood?

The narrator says she is trying not to care but still feels compelled to find out what the governor, National Guard, and school board are doing. She also recognizes that these people are affecting how she feels and lives each day, which shows she is bothered. “Inspired” does not fit because she describes distress, not motivation or hope.

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