The feeling that motivates Jeb's offer to give his shirt to Seth in this excerpt is compassion. Jeb recognizes that Seth is in a difficult situation with no suitable shirt to wear to school, and his willingness to offer his own shirt reflects his understanding and concern for Seth's well-being.
Read the excerpt from "A Friend in Need."
Jeb smiled, then cleared his throat and said, “Ma, about your offer to fix my shirt . . . well, I have one other that still fits, so I was wondering if I could give this one to Seth instead.”
“That seems like an odd request,” she said. “Why would you want to do that?”
“Well, you see, Seth stopped going to school a couple of weeks ago,” Jeb replied.
Pa stopped eating mid-chew and Ma put down her fork. “But Seth Sutter is an honor student! Why on earth would he go and do a foolish thing such as that?” she asked, rolling her eyes heavenward.
Jeb cleared his throat again. “Well, the only shirt he owned has worn clean through, and he can’t show up at school without one.”
What feeling motivates Jeb’s offer to give his shirt to Seth in this excerpt?
compassion
sadness
anger
frustration
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