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A Response to 9/11 by Jonathan Safran Foer

Question 4 • ALT ENG 11 S2 Common Core ELA 11 2014 - ELA3011 B-CR

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.“I didn’t do it!” I hollered, but they didn’t even hear me, because they were playing music too loud and cracking up too much. I zipped myself all the way into the sleeping bag of myself, not because I was hurt, and not because I had broken something, but because they were cracking up. Even though I knew I shouldn’t, I gave myself a bruise.Which of these statements best describes the ambiguity in this excerpt?

Answer
A
It is unclear whether Oskar gets caught in the closet.
B
It is unclear whether Oskar will sleep in the closet.
C
The source of the laughter is unclear.
D
The nature of the bruise is unclear.
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