N. Scott Momaday
Referencing the trail he followed to understand the tales of his grandmother.
"Hi Tony."
<span>Tony looked down at his shoe, dug in his toe, and pushed around a pile of books. </span>
<span>"Hey," he replied. </span>
<span>Katy could tell something was wrong. </span>
<span>"That math is tough, isn't it?" </span>
The correct answer for this question is this one: "C.negative" <span>The word "peculiar" has the kind of connotative meaning in this excerpt that is negative. If you read the line above, the tone is somewhat not positive for a person. It shows that a person is far from the normal person whom he used to be.
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"Penalty" shows a particularly strong connotation. Your answer would be the word penalty.
