Question 4 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY
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 statement best describes the ambiguity in this excerpt?
Answer
A
The source of the laughter is unclear.
B
The nature of the bruise is unclear.
C
It is unclear whether Oskar gets caught in the closet.
D
It is unclear whether Oskar will sleep in the closet.