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"You be sure to wish Alfred a happy birthday for me, Hannah." Muriel's smile broke for a moment as she added, "How I wish I could have gotten the boy something. It's just been so rough this month, what with Henry sick and all."

5

Muriel's husband had been ill for two months now, and Hannah knew that her friend was barely able to buy him soup, let alone purchase a gift for Alfred.

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"But he's doing better every day. That he is," Muriel continued with conviction as she nodded and smiled. "I just know he'll be back to work soon. You tell Alfred that I'll give him something next month. I'm sure things will be better by then."Which sentence in "Hope for Hannah" BEST shows how Hannah’s point of view differs from Muriel’s?


The first sentence of paragraph 4.


The third sentence of paragraph 4.


The sentence of paragraph 5.


The first sentence of paragraph 6.

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The sentence of paragraph 5.

It shows Hannah's realistic knowledge that Muriel can barely afford basics, which contrasts with Muriel’s optimistic talk about giving Alfred a gift next month.