Question

read this excerpt from extremely loud and incredibly close
i knew i could never let mom hear the messages, because protecting her is one of my most important raisons d’être, so what i did was i took dad’s emergency money from on top of his dresser, and i went to the radio shack on amsterdam.
what assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?
○ that his mother would not understand the messages
○ that the messages would increase his mother’s suffering
○ that his father’s emergency money should be replaced
○ that the employees at radio shack would sympathize with him

Explanation:

To determine the narrator's assumption, analyze the context: The narrator says protecting his mom is important and he doesn't let her hear the messages. The option "that the messages would increase his mother’s suffering" fits because if hearing the messages would hurt her (increase suffering), he'd protect her by preventing her from hearing them. Other options: The first is about understanding (not stated), the third about replacing money (no info), the fourth about Radio Shack sympathy (unrelated).

Answer:

B. that the messages would increase his mother’s suffering