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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. It wasn’t fair to Dad, and it wasn’t fair to me.
—Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,
Jonathan Safran Foer
On what assumptions are the narrator’s inferences based? Check all of the boxes that apply.
People do not play Scrabble well after they have lost a loved one.
People everywhere are affected by death.
People should not enjoy themselves after they have lost a loved one.
People who enjoy themselves after a death are unfair to everyone around them.
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- People should not enjoy themselves after they have lost a loved one. — Yes. The narrator objects to her playing and turning up the stereo as inappropriate enjoyment after the death.
- People who enjoy themselves after a death are unfair to everyone around them. — Yes. He explicitly says her behavior “wasn’t fair to Dad, and it wasn’t fair to me,” implying her enjoyment harms others’ feelings.
The other two do not apply: he isn’t claiming people generally can’t play Scrabble well after a loss, nor is he asserting a universal “people everywhere” claim about how death affects everyone.
- People who enjoy themselves after a death are unfair to everyone around them. — Yes. He explicitly says her behavior “wasn’t fair to Dad, and it wasn’t fair to me,” implying her enjoyment harms others’ feelings.
The other two do not apply: he isn’t claiming people generally can’t play Scrabble well after a loss, nor is he asserting a universal “people everywhere” claim about how death affects everyone.
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