Read the sentence from “fish cheeks.” robert grunted hello, and i pretended he was not worthy of existence. amy tan uses this description to show that she 1) wants to hide her true feelings about robert. 2) thinks robert is hard to understand. 3) has fallen out of love with robert. 4) thinks she is too good to associate with robert.

It could be 1, 2, or 4, depending on the context.1.) they could have had a fight, and she is too humble to say anything further. she wants robert to say something first.2.) maybe he's staring at a computer playing tetris while she's wearing a *really* tight red dress. just sayin' xd3.) is unlikely given that it's only one sentence worth of context long. 4.) it's possible their relationship is more 'mutual hatred' and they tolerate one another.it could be 1, 2, or 4, as long as you can provide sufficient explanation why. remember this as you write!