Question 2 • MO-English Language Arts 9 B-CR
The narration shows Rainsford is anxious because he “could not quiet his brain” and lay with his “eyes wide open.” These details suggest he is awake and thinking worriedly about what may happen the next day. The bed being good and his tiredness do not by themselves show worry; being high in a tower only describes his location.
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