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Use the excerpt from a story to answer the question.



We went out onto his deck and I looked out over the vista before us—a sunken Italian garden, a half-acre of pungent roses, a rolling, perfectly manicured lawn that extended to the sea, and a snub -nosed motorboat that bumped the tide offshore.

“I’ve got a pretty decent place here,” he said, his eyes flashing about restlessly.

I turned to him, noticing the way he shifted his weight from one foot to the other, his hands fidgeting with the cuff of his sleeve.

"Yeah, it's...not bad," he muttered. "Keeps me busy, I guess."



What is suggested about the character’s personality by the author’s use of understatement in the excerpt?

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Responses

The character might be uncomfortable with his wealth.
The character might be uncomfortable with his wealth.

The character is secretive.
The character is secretive.

The character takes his living s

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The character might be uncomfortable with his wealth.

Explanation: The lavish setting contrasted with his downplayed remark ("pretty decent place") and fidgeting suggests modesty or discomfort about flaunting his wealth.