Question

question 4 of 5
what reason do people in \exhalation\ initially give for the discrepancy between the clock and the town criers?

a. the clocks malfunctioning

b. the town criers losing their memories

c. the discovery of a dead beings memory pages

d. the decreasing need to replace air canisters

Explanation:

In "Exhalation," the initial assumption for the time discrepancy between the clock and town criers is that the clock is faulty. Other options (town criers' memory loss, memory pages discovery, air canister need) are not the initial reason given.

Answer:

A. The clock's malfunctioning