The explicit information about the gentleman that the reader learns from the details in the passage is: He has happy memories of childhood. This is indicated by the phrase "the words had touched upon a happy memory" referring to the moment when one man spoke to Harris.
Cannibalism
in the
Cars
by Mark
Twain
Presently two
men halted
near us for a
single
moment, and
one said to
the other:
“Harris, if
you’ll do that
for me, I’ll
never forget
you, my boy.”
My new
comrade’s
eye lighted
pleasantly.
The words
had touched
upon a happy
memory, I
thought. Then
his face
settled into
thoughtfulness
—almost into
gloom. He
turned to me
and said,
Use the
passage to
answer the
question.
What
explicit
information
about the
gentleman
does the
reader learn
from the
details in
the
passage?
(1 point)
Use the passage to answer the question.
What explicit information about the gentleman does the reader learn from the details in the passage?
(1 point)
He has happy memories of
childhood.
He has a secret story to tell.
He believes patience is an
important virtue.
He is friends with Harris.
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