Read the following passage from Zara Neale Hurston’s “How it Feels to be Colored Me”:
Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.
Which word could best replace “astonishes” in order to maintain Hurston’s tone and meaning?
A. Amazes
B. Overwhelms
C. Shocks
D. Disturbs