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ACT Reading 2.10 Prose Fiction. Which of the following words best describes the narrator's behavior in this passage?

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Which of the following words best describes the narrator's behavior in this passage?

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For this one, we just have to run down the list and see which word best describes the

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narrator's overall character--"overall" being the key word here.

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"Forthright" describes a person who is straightforward and honest.

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The "forth" helps us to remember the straightforward part, and the "right" helps us to remember

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that the person is always on the moral side of things.

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None of this describes our narrator, however, who is up to no good. (D) is easy to do away with.

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The narrator definitely thinks his actions are "righteous," or morally justifiable,

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but most people would agree that his views on revenge aren't cool.

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(A) is out of the running. (C) is tricky because the narrator is definitely

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a cultured man. The highfalutin language he uses and his knowledge of wine show that he's

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an educated and knowledgeable guy.

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However, his vengeful actions show us that there's a lot more to him than his knowledge

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of culture. We can cross out (C).

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(B) is the correct answer. "Devious" sounds like "devilish," and our narrator is certainly

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both. He's underhanded, manipulative, and just plain bad.

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Kinda wish he hadn't heard us say all that though.

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