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Read this excerpt from paragraph 11 of Maureen Daly's “Sixteen” and answer the question.

Then he sat up straight and said, “We'd better start home.” Not “shall I take you home?” or “Do you live far?” but “We'd better start home.” See, that's how I knew he wanted to take me home. Not because he had to but because he wanted to.

The explanation expressed in this excerpt best reveals that the narrator _____. A.recognizes that few words are needed to express simple thoughts.
B.has a natural insight about what the words likely suggested.
C.exaggerates the significance of the words that are spoken.
D.makes a logical evaluation of the conversation based on evidence.

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The answer would be C.) exaggerates the significance of the words that are spoken.

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C. would be your answer hope i could help 
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