Question

read the excerpt from black boy.
we left. i had the feeling that i had had to do with something unclean. many times in the years after that the image of my father and the strange woman, their faces lit by the dancing flames, would surge up in my imagination so vivid and strong that i felt i could reach out and touch it; i would stare at it, feeling that it possessed some vital meaning which always eluded me.
based on this excerpt, how did wright feel about his final boyhood encounter with his father?
○ regretful of his actions
○ angry and bitter at the situation
○ as if he had unfinished business
○ certain that he achieved closure

Explanation:

The excerpt states that the memory of the encounter felt "unclean" to Wright, and he was haunted by a vivid image that held a "vital meaning which always eluded me." This sense of an unresolved, ungrasped meaning aligns with having unfinished business. The other options do not match: there is no mention of regret for his actions, anger, or a sense of closure.

Answer:

as if he had unfinished business