CR Question. HELP! Blue Book

Test Preparation
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question no.27 from page 94 of Blue Book. passage is in page 93.

question is: The author’s statement that the valley man might not perceive the pain underlying the laughter of the Bottom’s residents (line 38-45) emphasizes that the Bottom’s residents…

Answer is C: Were not the carefree people they might appear to be. Can someone explain why? Thanks in advance :slight_smile:

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The Bottom’s residents were laughing BUT there was PAIN underlying their laughter–they appeared to be carefree (laughing!) but they weren’t so carefree (PAIN!).

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thank you :slight_smile:

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My pleasure!