Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Awakening.
The Colonel, with little sense of humor and of the fitness of things, related a somber episode of those dark and bitter days, in which he had acted a conspicuous part and always formed a central figure. Which statement summarizes the explicit message in the excerpt?
The Colonel is a socially awkward story teller.
The Colonel endured the brutality of the Civil War.
The Colonel is always the main character of his own stories.
The Colonel was a powerful military figure in his younger days.
The Colonel, with little sense of humor and of the fitness of things, related a somber episode of those dark and bitter days, in which he had acted a conspicuous part and always formed a central figure. Which statement summarizes the explicit message in the excerpt?
The Colonel is a socially awkward story teller.
The Colonel endured the brutality of the Civil War.
The Colonel is always the main character of his own stories.
The Colonel was a powerful military figure in his younger days.