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<p>1) Since Maria had originally______ his motives, she was not surprised that John was confused about hers as well
a) commended
b) tolerated
c) appreciated
d) misinterpreted
e) disentangled</p>

<p>How come the answer is d? if she had misinterpreted his motives, then Maria's supposed to be surprised, not the other way around?</p>

<p>2) There is a paragraph:
" I wasn't impressed by the congregation's praise of my father; it was only what everyone said. People called him a champion of civil rights; he gave speeches on the radio, and occasionally he appeared on the television. ( The first time I'd seen him on Channel 5, I'd been gravely disappointed by the way he looked: the bright lights exaggerated the furrows that ran between his nose and mouth, and his narrow eyes gave him a sinister air; he looked like a villain in a Saturday afternoon thriller."</p>

<p>The narrator's attitude toward the "congregation's praise" is best characterized as:
a) amusement
b) chagrin
c) dismissiveness
d) smugness
e) revulsion</p>

<p>The answer is c. But I don't understand why it's not b. And what is the difference between c and d?</p>

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<p>1) Since Maria had originally______ his motives, she was not surprised that John was confused about hers as well</p>

<p>This mean that Maria was also unsure about John’s motives. The only match is D</p>

<p>2) She states that she ‘wasn’t impressed’.
Chagrin: a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
Dismissive: indicating lack of interest or approbation; scornful; disdainful
Smugness:

  1. contentedly confident of one’s ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
  2. trim; spruce; smooth; sleek. </p>

<p>It’s clear that the answer is C.</p>

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<p>JehRon got the reasoning for #1.</p>

<p>As for #2, The answer is (C) because the narrator is “scornful; disdainful” against his father.
He is not (B) humiliated, since his father is actually seen as a champion to others. As for (D), smugness is “superiority”, but the narrator says, “I wasn’t impressed by the congregation’s praise…”.</p>

<p>While others might view him as superior, the narrator definitely does not.</p>