4. Read this sentence from paragraph 42. When they were all at home and his mother took off her coat, Alfred saw that she was really only half-dressed, and she made him feel afraid again when she said, without even looking at him, “You're a bad lot.

What does the connotation of the word lot tell you about the mother's feelings ? 9.2B

F. She believes her son is in the wrong area and needs to move away.

G. She believes that her son is in a gang that causes him to steal.

H. She is telling her son that he gets in too much trouble.

J. She believes that her son is corrupt and worthless.