The character might be uncomfortable with their wealth.
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.
Question
Use the excerpt from a story to answer the question.
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 is egotistical.
The character is egotistical.
The character is secretive.
The character is secretive.
The character might be uncomfortable with their wealth.
The character might be uncomfortable with their wealth.
The character takes his or her living situation seriously.
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