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Question 10 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close . What was a pretty blue vase doing way up there? I couldn’t reach it, obviously, so I moved over the chair with the tuxedo still on it, and then I went to my room to get the Collected Shakespeare set that Grandma bought for me when she found out that I was going to be Yorick, and I brought those over, four tragedies at a time, until I had a stack that was tall enough. How does the narration shape Oskar’s characterization in this excerpt?

Answer
A
His dramatic experience suggests great talent.
B
His curiosity makes him seem childish.
C
His literary references render him mature for his age.
D
His plan for retrieving the case suggests great ingenuity.