My mama set a lone plate for me on the sideboard in the kitchen. That was truly the first time I felt unwanted in my daddy's family.

This is narration because the speaker is telling the reader about an event and how it made them feel. The sentence describes the mama setting a plate on the sideboard and the speaker feeling unwanted; it is not spoken conversation between characters. The correct choice is narration.

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