The complete question includes these choices:A.Ernesto tells Miss Ryan that he is afraid of her because she is tall; the boy tells his father that he is afraid of dying. B.Ernesto never says that he is afraid of attending school in America; the boy never says that he is afraid of dying. C.Ernesto refuses to speak in class until he has mastered the pronunciation of "butterfly"; the boy tells his father that he is afraid of dying. D.Ernesto makes friends with other children whose families do not speak English at home; the boy declares that he is afraid of dying. The correct answer is B. He never explicitly declares he is afraid of dying (a, c, d state the opposite).