Read the excerpt from "Duty.”When he tells the story nowhe’s at the center of it,everyone else in the housefalling into the backdrop—my mother, grandmother,an uncle, all dead now—propsin our story: father and daughtercaught in memory’s half-light.Duty from Monument by Natasha Trethewey. Copyright (c) 2018 by Natasha Trethewey. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers
Answer
A
People remember events so that it suits them in their minds.
B
Important relationships are at the center of most memories.
C
Every effort is often made to remember events accurately.
D
People use memories to protect themselves from pain.
Explanation
The speaker describes how the father retells the story with himself “at the center” while the other family members become “props.” This suggests that memory can reshape events to fit the person telling the story, rather than preserve every detail objectively. So the best choice is “People remember events so that it suits them in their minds.”
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