Question

review the story.
leo arrived, offering to walk newt to his marking. cybil had to keep the store open, of course. newt strolled down the street alongside leo, too worried to keep up a conversation. then he noticed something. everyone they passed waved and nodded, telling newt, \dont worry.\ many of them shouted, \greetings on your marking day!\ newt felt a rush of gratitude. his neighbors didnt know his mark, but they knew him, and they were with him.
at length, they reached the great bronze gates of the marble marking hall. as the guard waved them through, newt realized that his worry had melted away. when the moment for his marking arrived, he smiled at leo, then closed his eyes and placed his hand into the mouth of the marker.
why does the story end without revealing newts mark?
newt and the reader already have an idea about what his mark will mean.
although newt knows the mark he wants, he hasnt been able to tell anyone.
newt has not settled on an image in his mind, so his mark cannot be known.

Explanation:

The story emphasizes Newt's emotional journey and the support from neighbors. His worry melting away implies that the significance of the Mark is more about the experience and the meaning he and the reader can infer rather than the actual mark itself.

Answer:

Newt and the reader already have an idea about what his Mark will mean.