A. He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail and willow-wild, in tennis shoes and blue jeans.
B. She heated some lima beans and ham she had in the icebox, made the cocoa, and set the table.
C. When she got to the door, she dragged the boy inside, down a hall, and into a large kitchenette-furnished room….
D. There was a long pause. A very long pause. After he dried his face and not knowing what else to do dried it again, the boy turned around….
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The passage that serves as the exposition in “Thank You, M’am” is:
A. He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail and willow-wild, in tennis shoes and blue jeans.
Exposition typically provides background information about characters and setting, which is what this passage does by describing the boy's appearance.
