Question

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,
“Let me tell you a story; let me
give you a secret chapter of
my life—a chapter that has
never been referred to by me
since its events transpired.
Listen patiently, and promise
that you will not interrupt me.”
"Cannibalism in the Cars" by
Mark Twain
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 a secret
story to tell.
He believes
patience is an
important virtue.
He has happy
memories of
childhood.
He is friends with
Harris

Answer 1

The explicit information about the gentleman that the reader learns from the details in the passage is:

**He has a secret story to tell.**

This is indicated by his request to share a "secret chapter of my life" that he has not referred to since the events transpired.