Answer:
Option A
Explanation
Another word for astonishes can be amazed
Answer:
The five types of context clues are: 1. Definition/Explanation Clues. Sometimes a word's or phrase's meaning is explained immediately after its use.
Explanation:
I would say the author uses irony in this passage that remembering his mother makes him not happy but miserable which may be the opposite of what is expected but he would rather suffer this than be happy in forgetting her as this latter feeling would be expected to make him sad.