Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing Scrabble yet. Or looking in the mirror. Or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it.

What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?
that his mother’s activities suggest an end to her grief
that his mother’s activities are adversely affecting her work
that his mother’s attention to the mirror suggests vanity
that his mother’s game-playing detracts from her time with him

Juanito. hey, don't leave yet. what type of work? and where? who do i see? hey, don't leave yet! the duende. (the duende stops and turns). be careful. danger. danger. (he exits.) —blanca flor, angel vigl read these lines from the play again, then rewrite them as they might appear in a novel. the answer is 'hey, don't leave yet," cried juanito. "what type of work? and where? who do i see? hey, don't leave yet! " the duende stopped and turned back to juanito. "be careful. danger," he warned. as he turned to leave, he repeated: "danger."