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\yes,\ he said. \i filled it up.\whyd you do it, sir?\trees dyin. you plug em with cement when theyre sick. you ought to know that, jem.\jem said nothing more about it until late afternoon. when we passed our tree he gave it a meditative pat on its cement, and remained deep in thought. he seemed to be working himself into a bad humor, so i kept my distance.as usual, we met atticus coming home from work that evening. when we were at our steps jem said, \atticus, look down yonder at that tree, please sir.\what tree, son?\the one on the corner of the radley lot comin from school.\yes?\is that tree dyin?\why no, son, i dont think so. look at the leaves, theyre all green and full, no brown patches anywhere—\it aint even sick?\that trees as healthy as you are, jem. why?\mr. nathan radley said it was dyin.\well maybe it is. im sure mr. radley knows more about his trees than we do.\atticus left us on the porch. jem leaned on a pillar, rubbing his shoulders against it.\do you itch, jem?\ i asked as politely as i could. he did not answer. \come on in, jem,\ i said.\after while.\he stood there until nightfall, and i waited for him. when we went in the house i saw he had been crying; his face was dirty in the right places, but i thought it odd that i had not heard him.from harper lee, to kill a mockingbird, copyright 1960 by harper leewhat does this passage suggest about jems relationship with scout?jem resents when scout gives him constructive feedback.jem believes he has to conceal his emotions from his sister.jem relies on scouts leadership and yields to her instead of taking the lead himself

Explanation:

The passage shows Scout notices Jem is upset and tries to help, but Jem says "After while" instead of opening up. Later, Scout sees Jem had been crying but didn't make a sound, meaning he hid his tears from her. This matches the idea he conceals his emotions from his sister. The other options don't fit: there's no constructive feedback from Scout, and Jem doesn't rely on Scout's leadership here.

Answer:

Jem believes he has to conceal his emotions from his sister.