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Select the correct answer.
Read paragraph 12.
(12) 'Yes.' The boy turned proudly toward the modest gray pile in the manner of introducing it, forgetting himself in his subject.
'It's a very old house. There's a picture over the bureau in the parlor of the man who built it, and planted the trees in the wood.
Hannah says-
What does the use of the word modest suggest in this paragraph?
The boy is embarrassed and ashamed of the house.
The boy is excited to share his house with others.
A.
B.
C. The house is normal and acceptable.
D. The house is unassuming and unimpressive.