Question

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 hi

Answer 1

that his mother’s activities suggest an end to her grief

The narrator objects to ordinary/pleasurable actions (playing Scrabble, checking her appearance, turning up the music) because he assumes they indicate she is already moving on or no longer properly grieving.