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Question
The narrator decided against going inside Lucia's room as ______.
Options
he did not want to intrude into the privacy of those inside
he thought that the boys would object
he felt that Lucia would not welcome a stranger
he did not want the boys to feel he was spying on them
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Solution
The narrator decided against going inside Lucia's room as he did not want to intrude into the privacy of those inside.
Explanation:
When the nurse invited him in, the narrator “shook his head and turned away,” saying he “could not bear to intrude upon this happy family party.”
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