Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

I looked up. The spotty clouds looked like bits of melting snow pressed into the darkness, and the stars were out, sprinkled into the stillness beyond. The black trees swayed and the cold wind was familiar.

In this excerpt from “The Passing,” the narrator is describing how he feels after what event?

talking to his friend for the last time
attending his friend’s funeral
finding out his friend has died
meeting his friend for the first time

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