What is the best answer to each question, A, B, C, or D?

Based on the provided text, here are the answers to the questions:

11. The narrator communicated with his father.
The passage indicates the narrator has been away for "years earlier," suggesting infrequent contact. However, the grandmother states, "He knows you are coming," implying some form of awareness or communication, even if not regular. "Occasionally" best fits this context of intermittent contact over a long period.

• The correct answer is D. occasionally.

12. The narrator imagined that something might be wrong with the grandmother because she
The grandmother's somewhat disjointed and mystical responses, such as "Watching the sun go home" and her ability to recognize the narrator by "the scent of your spirit," suggest a