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Read this passage from "The Strangers That Came to Town":

Instead Mr. Duvitch broke down. Tom and I did not know where to look. During those moments we suffered more intensely than we had suffered in the clouds of mosquitoes and under the blazing sun. After our neighbor had composed himself, he seized our hands and bowed his head over them. Tom and I swallowed hard.

Based on the language the author uses, which conclusion can be drawn about how the reader feels in this moment?


The reader feels emotional and shares the narrator's embarrassment.


The reader feels angry.


The reader feels content and relaxed.


The reader feels distant and ashamed.

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Answer:

The reader feels emotional and shares the narrator's embarrassment.

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