He started to observe, reconnoiter means to make a military observation of something so he throughly examined the corridors.
I believe the answer is: A. "I am sorry," he said, and patted me on the shoulder with his good hand. "I would not be rude. My wife has just died. You must forgive me."
The word resign indicates accepting some sort of feeling or situation that cannot be ignored or pushed aside. From the sentences in option A, we can infer that the reader already accept the fact that his wife has died and acknowledge that his emotion is influenced by it.
A mental state like sleep, in which a person's thoughts can be easily influenced by someone else.
The anwer to your question is C) Includes characters that are involved in a story
I have done this quiz before so I know the answer
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