The narrator is grieving because he left his tribe and his grandmother and uncle died, as shown in the second answer option.
<h3>How is it possible to identify that the narrator is in mourning?</h3>
The narrator presents the first-person point of view, which means that he is a character and will show everything he knows about the story and the feelings and thoughts he has.
In this case, when we read the text, we can see that the narrator leaves his tribe to study at a school in the city.
This is necessary for the narrator to have a quality education.
However, the narrator is sad to have to leave his home, in addition, he states that this sadness increased with the news he received soon after.
This news showed that the narrator's uncle and grandmother died and he couldn't even say goodbye, as he was too faraway.
This question is about "You don't have to say you love me."
I had an English teacher like this once. She was notorious for giving students grades off the rubric. (Such as a grade below 30 even though the lowest grade on the rubric was 60). I recommend talking to your principal, parent or another teacher regarding this.
