Question

close read: analyze the text. identify the choice that best answers the question. which inference about the narrator is most clearly supported by this excerpt from ambush? the grenade made a popping noise—not soft but not loud either—not what id expected—and there was a puff of dust and smoke—a small white puff—and the young man seemed to jerk upward as it pulled by invisible wires. he fell on his back. his rubber sandals had been blown off. what is the best inference to be made about the narrator, based on the details in this excerpt? a. he had not heard a grenade explode before. b. he was not able to hear after the explosion. c. he was seeing things that do not exist. d. he had never seen a person die before.

Explanation:

The text focuses on the narrator's experience with a grenade explosion and its immediate - effects like the sound and physical damage (blown - off sandals). There is no indication that the narrator had never seen a person die before, or that he was seeing things that do not exist, or that he was unable to hear after the explosion. The most relevant inference is that he had not heard a grenade explode before as the description emphasizes the unexpectedness of the sound.

Answer:

A. He had not heard a grenade explode before.