Question

Which inference about the narrator is best supported by the following passage?

"When I crossed the Louisiana-Texas state line, I exhaled. And I exhaled again when I crossed the Mississippi state line over the swampy expanse of Pearl River. When I turned right on Kiln DeLisle Road, driving past my grandmother's house, my grandaunt's house, my uncles' houses and my sister's house, where my uncles were fixing the roof on the pump shed and my aunt waved from her porch, another exhalation."
A. She is confused about her emotions regarding returning home.
B. She has a medical condition related to her breathing.
C. She gets progressively more comfortable as she approaches her childhood home.
D. She specifically despises the state of Texas.

Answer 1

Answer: C. She gets progressively more comfortable as she approaches her childhood home.

The passage describes the narrator's physical reactions as she drives towards her childhood home. She exhaled twice when she crossed the state lines and exhaled again when she turned right on Kiln DeLisle Road, driving past her family's houses. These exhalations indicate a release of tension and anxiety, suggesting that the narrator is getting progressively more comfortable as she approaches her childhood home. Therefore, option C is the best inference supported by the passage. Options A, B, and D are not supported by the passage.

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