Question

Which of the following inferences about the protagonist is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 65)?

At one point, something passed across the woods outside like a shudder, and a hush fell over everything, and the boys and the dog all looked at me and their faces were like pale birds taking flight, but my hearing had mercifully shut off whatever had occasioned such swift terror over all creatures of the earth, save me.

Answer 1

Answer: but my hearing had mercifully shut off whatever had occasioned such swift terror over all creatures of the earth, save me.

Explanation: If the speaker is a protagonist, then the speaker would have been glad to not hear what the others may have heard.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

b