MEANING OF THE PHRASE? Alenka, as soon as she saw this woman, stopped dead in her tracks. She said: - Oh! I want a ball! And I said: “That would be good, but there’s no money.” And Alenka: “I have one piece of money.” - Show me. She took it out of her pocket. I said: “Wow!” Ten kopecks. Auntie, give her the ball! The saleswoman smiled: “Which one do you want?” Red, blue, light blue? Alenka took the red one. And off we went. And suddenly Alenka says: “Do you want to vilify?” And she handed me a thread. I took it. And as soon as I took it, I heard that the ball was very, very thinly pulled by a thread! He probably wanted to fly away. Then I let go of the thread a little and again heard him persistently stretching from his hands, as if he was really asking to fly away. And I suddenly felt somehow sorry for him, that he could fly, and I was holding him on a leash, and I took him and released him. And at first the ball didn’t even fly away from me, as if it didn’t believe me, but then I felt that it was real, and immediately rushed and soared above the lantern. Alenka grabbed her head: - Oh, why, hold it! I looked up at the ball. He flew upward smoothly and calmly, as if this is what he had wanted all his life. And I stood with my head raised and looked, and so did Alenka, and many adults stopped and also turned their heads back to watch the ball fly, but it kept flying and getting smaller. So he flew over the top floor of a huge house, and someone leaned out of the window and waved after him, and he was even higher and a little to the side, above the antennas and pigeons, and became very small... Something was ringing in my ears when he flew , and he has almost disappeared. He flew behind a cloud, it was fluffy and small, like a rabbit, then he emerged again, disappeared and completely disappeared from sight, and now, probably, he was near the Moon, and we all looked up, and in my eyes: some caudate dots and patterns. And the ball was no longer anywhere. And then Alenka sighed barely audibly, and everyone went about their business. And we also went, and were silent, and all the way I thought how beautiful it is when spring is outside, and everyone is dressed up and cheerful, and cars are going here and there, and a policeman in white gloves, and flying away into the clear, blue, blue sky from us is a red ball. And I also thought what a pity it was that I couldn’t tell Alenka all this. I can’t do it in words, and even if I could, Alenka wouldn’t understand it anyway, she’s small. Here she is walking next to me, and all so quiet, and the tears have not yet completely dried on her cheeks. She probably feels sorry for her ball. And Alenka and I walked like this all the way to the house and were silent, and near our gate, when we began to say goodbye, Alenka said: “If I had money, I would buy another ball... so that you would release it.”
Suddenly our door swung open, and Alenka shouted from the corridor:
— There’s a spring market in the big store!
She screamed terribly loudly, and her eyes were round, like buttons, and desperate. At first I thought someone had been stabbed. And she took a breath again and come on:
- Let's run, Deniska! Quicker! There's fizzy kvass there! Music plays, and different dolls! Let's run!
Screams as if there was a fire. And this also made me somehow nervous, and I felt a tickle in the pit of my stomach, and I hurried and ran out of the room.
Alenka and I held hands and ran like crazy to a large store. There was a whole crowd of people there and in the very middle stood a man and a woman made of something shiny, huge, reaching up to the ceiling, and although they were not real, they batted their eyes and moved lower lips as if they were saying. The man shouted:
- Spring market! Spring market!
And the woman:
- Welcome! Welcome!
We looked at them for a long time, and then Alenka said:
- How do they scream? After all, they are not real!
“It’s just not clear,” I said. 
Then Alenka said:
- I know. They're not the ones screaming! It’s in the middle of them that live artists sit and shout to themselves all day long. And they themselves pull the string, and this causes the dolls’ lips to move.
I burst out laughing:
- It’s clear that you are still small. The artists will sit in your dolls' bellies all day long. Can you imagine? If you hunker down all day, you'll probably get tired! Do you need to eat or drink? And other things, you never know... Oh, darkness! This radio is screaming at them.
Alenka said:
- Well, don’t wonder!
And we moved on. There were a lot of people everywhere, everyone was dressed up and cheerful, and music was playing, and one guy was playing the lottery and shouting:
Come here quickly
Here are the tickets for the clothing lottery!
It doesn't take long for everyone to win
A Volga passenger car!
And some rashly
Moskvich wins!
And we also laughed next to him, how he shouted out smartly, and Alenka said:
- Still, when something alive screams, it’s more interesting than the radio.
And we ran for a long time in the crowd between the adults and had a lot of fun, and some military guy grabbed Alenka under the arms, and his comrade pressed a button in the wall, and cologne suddenly splashed out from there, and when they put Alenka on the floor, she smelled like candy all over, and uncle said:
- What a beauty, I have no strength!
But Alenka ran away from them, and I followed her, and we finally found ourselves near the kvass. I had money for breakfast, and so Alenka and I drank two large mugs each, and Alenka’s stomach immediately became like a soccer ball, and I kept getting a headache and stabbing needles in my nose. Great, straight first grade, and when we ran again, I heard the kvass gurgling inside me. And we wanted to go home and ran out into the street. It was even more fun there, and at the very entrance there was a woman selling balloons.
Alenka, as soon as she saw this woman, stopped dead in her tracks. She said:
- Oh! I want a ball!
And I said:
- That would be good, but there is no money.
And Alenka:
- I have one piece of money.
- Show me.
She took it out of her pocket.
I said:
- Wow! Ten kopecks. Auntie, give her the ball!
The saleswoman smiled:
- Which one do you want? Red, blue, light blue?
Alenka took the red one. And off we went. And suddenly Alenka says:
- Do you want to wear it?
And she handed me a thread. I took it. And as soon as I took it, I heard that the ball was very, very thinly pulled by a thread! He probably wanted to fly away. Then I let go of the thread a little and again heard him persistently stretching from his hands, as if he was really asking to fly away. And I suddenly felt somehow sorry for him, that he could fly, and I was holding him on a leash, and I took him and released him. And at first the ball didn’t even fly away from me, as if it didn’t believe me, but then I felt that it was real, and immediately rushed and soared above the lantern.
Alenka grabbed her head:
- Oh, why, hold it!..
And she began to jump up and down, as if she could jump to the ball, but she saw that she couldn’t, and began to cry:
- Why did you miss him?.. 
But I didn’t answer her. I looked up at the ball. He flew upward smoothly and calmly, as if this is what he had wanted all his life.
And I stood with my head raised and looked, and so did Alenka, and many adults stopped and also turned their heads back to watch the ball fly, but it kept flying and getting smaller.
So he flew over the top floor of a huge house, and someone leaned out of the window and waved after him, and he was even higher and a little to the side, above the antennas and pigeons, and became very small... Something was ringing in my ears when he flew , and he has almost disappeared. He flew behind a cloud, it was fluffy and small, like a rabbit, then he emerged again, disappeared and completely disappeared from sight, and now, probably, he was near the Moon, and we all looked up, and in my eyes: some caudate dots and patterns. And the ball was no longer anywhere. And then Alenka sighed barely audibly, and everyone went about their business.
And we also went, and were silent, and all the way I thought how beautiful it is when spring is outside, and everyone is dressed up and cheerful, and cars are going here and there, and a policeman in white gloves, and flying away into the clear, blue, blue sky from us is a red ball. And I also thought what a pity it was that I couldn’t tell Alenka all this. I can’t do it in words, and even if I could, Alenka wouldn’t understand it anyway, she’s small. Here she is walking next to me, and all so quiet, and the tears have not yet completely dried on her cheeks. She probably feels sorry for her ball.
And Alenka and I walked like this all the way to the house and were silent, and near our gate, when we began to say goodbye, Alenka said:
- If I had money, I would buy another ball... so that you would release it.
Option 100
1. Listen to the text and write summary. Please note that you must convey the main content of both each micro-topic and the entire text as a whole.
The volume of presentation is at least 70 words.
Write your summary in neat, legible handwriting.
Part 2
Read the text and complete tasks 2 - 15.
(1) Alyonka saw a woman selling balloons and stopped dead in her tracks:
- (2) Oh, I want a ball! (3) The saleswoman smiled:
- (4) Which one do you want? (5) Red, blue, light blue?
(6) Alyonka took the red one, and we went. (7) And suddenly Alyonka says:
- (8) Do you want to wear it?
(9) And she handed me a thin thread. (10) As soon as I picked it up, I heard that the ball was very, very thinly pulled by a thread! (11) He probably wanted to fly away. (12) Then I let go of the thread a little and again heard it persistently stretching from my hands, as if asking to fly away. (13) And I suddenly felt sorry for him: here he can fly, and I keep him on a leash. (14) I took and released a funny ball. (15) And at first the ball didn’t even fly away from me, as if it didn’t believe me, and then it immediately rushed to the right and flew to the street lamp.
(16) Alyonka cried:
- (17) Oh, why did you miss him?..
(18) But I didn’t answer: I looked up. (19) The ball flew upward smoothly and calmly, as if he had wanted this all his life.
(20) And I stood with my head raised and looked, and so did Alyonka. (21) And many adults turned their heads back to watch the ball fly, to examine it. (22) And he kept flying, kept getting smaller. (23) So he flew past the top floor of a large brick house, and someone leaned out of the window and waved after him, and he was even higher, higher than antennas and pigeons... (24) And then he was gone.
(25) And then everyone went about their business, and we went. (26) We were silent. (27) And I thought how beautiful it is when spring is outside, everyone is dressed up, cheerful, and a beautiful ball flies away from us into the blue, blue sky. (28) And I also thought what a pity it is that I can’t, I don’t know how to tell Alyonka this. (29) And even if I could, Alyonka still wouldn’t understand, she’s small. (30) Here she is walking next to her, quiet, and the tears have not yet dried on her cheeks. (31) She probably feels sorry for her ball.
(32) And we walked and were silent, and near our gate Alyonka said:
- (33) If I had money, I would buy another ball... (34) So that you would release it.
(According to V.Yu. Dragunsky)*
* Dragunsky Victor Yuzefovich (1913-1972) - prose writer, author of stories for children.
2. Which answer option contains the information necessary to justify the answer to the question: “Why did the author-narrator release the balloon?”
1)Because the narrator is a frivolous person who does not think about the consequences of his actions.
2)Because the narrator is a helpful person and is ready to fulfill any desire, no matter what he is asked for.
3)Because the narrator decided to ruin Alyonka’s mood and make her cry.
4)Because the narrator is a person with a vivid imagination, capable of empathy and compassion.
3.Indicate which product speech expressiveness used in sentences 1-2: “Alyonka saw a woman selling balloons and stopped dead in her tracks:
- Oh, I want a ball!
1) antithesis
2) epithet
3) comparative turnover
4) phraseology
Answer: ____________________________________________
4. From sentences 16 - 22, write down a word in which the spelling of the prefix is determined by the rule: “If a prefix is followed by a voiceless consonant, then at the end of it is written a letter denoting a voiceless consonant.”
5. From sentences 14-15, write down an adverb that is formed in a prefix-suffix way and in which the spelling of the suffix depends on one or another prefix.
Answer: ____________________________________________
6. Replace spoken word PASSED in sentence 21 stylistically neutral synonym. Write this synonym.
Answer: _____________________________________________
7. Replace the phrase PERSISTENTLY PUSHING (sentence 12), built on the basis of adjacency, with a synonymous phrase with the connection management. Write the resulting phrase.
Answer: __________________________________________________
8. Write it out grammatical basis proposals 11.
Answer: ____________________________________________
9. Among sentences 8-22, find a sentence with isolated circumstance. Write the number of this offer.
Answer: ____________________________________________________
10. In the sentences below from the text read, all commas are numbered. Write down the numbers indicating commas in the introductory word.
As I took it, (1) I heard it, (2) that the ball was very, very thinly pulled by a thread! He (3) probably (4) wanted to fly away. Then I let go of the thread a little and again heard (5) him persistently stretching from his hands, (6) as if asking to fly away.
Answer: ______________________________________________________
11. Indicate the number of grammatical bases in sentence 13. Write the answer in numbers.
12. In the sentences below from the text read, all commas are numbered. Write down the numbers indicating commas between parts of a complex sentence connected by a subordinate connection.
The ball flew upward smoothly and calmly, (1) as if he had wanted this all his life.
And I stood, (2) with my head raised, (3) and looked, (4) and Alyonka too. And many adults turned their heads back - to watch (5) how the ball flies, (6) to examine it.
Answer: _____________________________________________________
13.Among sentences 25-31, find complex sentence With homogeneous subordination subordinate clauses. Write the number of this offer.
Answer: _______________________________________________
14. Among sentences 14-19, find the complex one non-union proposal. Write the number of this offer.
Answer: _________________________________________
1. Read the text very carefully
(1) Alyonka saw a woman selling balloons and stopped dead in her tracks:
– (2) Oh, I want a ball! (3) The saleswoman smiled:
– (4) Which one do you want? (5) Red, blue, light blue?
(6) Alyonka took the red one, and we went. (7) And suddenly Alyonka says:
- (8) Do you want to wear it?
(9) And she handed me a thin thread. (10) As soon as I picked it up, I heard that the ball was very, very thinly pulled by a thread! (11) He probably wanted to fly away. (12) Then I let go of the thread a little and again heard it persistently stretching from my hands, as if asking to fly away. (13) And I suddenly felt sorry for him: here he can fly, and I keep him on a leash. (14) I took and released the funny ball. (15) And at first the ball didn’t even fly away from me, as if it didn’t believe me, and then it immediately rushed to the right and flew to the street lamp.
(16) Alyonka cried:- (17) Oh, why did you miss him?..
(18) But I didn’t answer: I looked up. (19) The ball flew upward smoothly and calmly, as if he had wanted this all his life.
(20) And I stood with my head raised and looked, and so did Alyonka. (21) And many adults turned their heads back to watch the ball fly, to examine it. (22) And he kept flying, kept getting smaller. (23) So he flew past the top floor of a large brick house, and someone leaned out of the window and waved after him, and he was even higher, higher than antennas and pigeons... (24) And then he was gone.
(25) And then everyone went about their business, and we went. (26) We were silent. (27) And I thought how beautiful it is when spring is outside, everyone is dressed up, cheerful, and a beautiful ball flies away from us into the blue, blue sky. (28) And I also thought what a pity it is that I can’t, I don’t know how to tell Alyonka this. (29) And even if I could, Alyonka still wouldn’t understand, she’s small. (30) Here she is walking next to her, quiet, and the tears have not yet dried on her cheeks. (31) She probably feels sorry for her ball.
(32) And we walked and were silent, and near our gate Alyonka said:
- (33) If I had money, I would buy another ball... (34) So that you would release it.
(According to V.Yu. Dragunsky)*
* Viktor Yuzefovich Dragunsky (1913 – 1972) – prose writer, author of stories for children.
2. Complete tasks
1. Indicate the erroneous judgment.
a) In the word STREET, all consonant sounds are hard.
b) In the word RIGHT, the first sound is [f].
c) The word MORE has four sounds.
d) In the word MONEY, the softness of the consonant [n’] in writing is indicated by the letter b (soft sign).
2. Which sentence contains a contrast?
a) (10) As soon as I picked it up, I heard that the ball was very, very thinly pulled by a thread!
b) (13) And I suddenly felt sorry for him: here he can fly, and I keep him on a leash.
c) (19) The ball flew upward smoothly and calmly, as if this is what he had wanted all his life.
d) (25) And then everyone went about their business, and we went.
3. Choose the correct continuation of the answer to the question: “Why does the hero-narrator call the heroine not Lena, not Alena, but Alyonka?”
This form of the name speaks of...
a) the patronizing, arrogant attitude of the narrator towards the heroine.
b) the narrator’s affectionate, friendly attitude towards the girl.
c) the narrator’s sympathy and pity for the heroine.
d) the feeling of guilt that the narrator experiences towards the girl.
4. Replace spoken word "bullied" in the sentence there are 21 stylistically neutral synonyms. Write this synonym.
5. Indicate in what meaning the word “released” is used in the text(sentence 14).
a) put into circulation
b) stopped holding
c) lost power
d) completely forgot
6. Replace the phrase PERSISTENTLY STRETCHING(sentence 12), built on the basis of adjacency, a synonymous phrase with the connection management. Write the resulting phrase.
7. Write down the grammatical basis proposals 11.
8. Find among sentences 1 - 6 offers with homogeneous members. Write the numbers of these sentences.
9. Indicate the number of grammatical stems in sentence 30.
10. Among sentences 18 - 22, find sentence with a separate circumstance. Write the number of this offer.
11. Among sentences 25–31, find complex sentence with homogeneous subordination of subordinate clauses. Write the number of this offer.
12. Write down the grammatical basis proposals 24.
13. Indicate the number of grammatical bases in sentence 13. Write the answer in numbers.
14. Among sentences 25–31, find a sentence with a separate agreed upon unextended definition. Write the number of this offer.
15. Among sentences 14–19, find complex non-union proposal. Write the number of this offer.
16. Replace the phrase “brick house”(sentence 23), built on the basis of agreement, a synonymous phrase with the connection management. Write the resulting phrase.
17. From sentences 14 - 15, write down an adverb that is formed in a prefix-suffix way and in which the spelling of the suffix depends on one or another prefix.
18. In which word is the prefix always written the same way?
a) quiet
b) consider
c) let go
d) tell
19. In which word does the spelling of the adverb suffix depend on the prefix?
a) calmly
b) to the right
c) probably
d) a little
20. Indicate a word in which the spelling of the unstressed vowel at the root of the word is checked by stress.
a) got behind
b) pulled
c) lantern
d) (all) anyway
21. Indicate what means of speech expression is used in sentences 1 - 2:“Alyonka saw a woman selling balloons and stopped dead in her tracks:
- Oh, I want a ball!
a) antithesis
b) epithet
c) comparative turnover
d) phraseology
22. In which answer option is an epithet used as a means of expressiveness?
a) (9) And she handed me a thin thread.
b) (14) I took and released the funny ball.
c) (23) So he flew past the top floor of a large brick house, and someone leaned out of the window and waved after him, and he was even higher, higher than antennas and pigeons...
d) (29) And even if I could, Alyonka wouldn’t understand anyway, she’s small.
23. Which of the statements below contains the answer to the question:“Why is it important to the narrator that the ball he released was red?”
a) Red is a color that symbolizes rebellion, restlessness, and struggle for the narrator.
b) Red is a color associated for the author-storyteller with the image of Alyonka.
c) Red on a background of blue is a color associated for the narrator with such concepts as beauty, holiday, joy, peace.
d) Red is the narrator’s favorite color, since in his understanding this color symbolizes life.
24. Why does the hero-narrator believe that he will not be able to “tell Alyonka” everything that he felt when, together with everyone else, he looked at the ball flying in the sky?
a) The narrator believes that ordinary words are not capable of conveying the change in living feelings and impressions.
b) The narrator believes that he has no right to describe this situation, because it arose through his fault.
c) The narrator believes that his feelings are so exceptional that they cannot be expressed in words.
1. Read the text very carefully
(1) Alyonka saw a woman selling balloons and stopped dead in her tracks:
– (2) Oh, I want a ball! (3) The saleswoman smiled:
– (4) Which one do you want? (5) Red, blue, light blue?
(6) Alyonka took the red one, and we went. (7) And suddenly Alyonka says:
- (8) Do you want to wear it?
(9) And she handed me a thin thread. (10) As soon as I picked it up, I heard that the ball was very, very thinly pulled by a thread! (11) He probably wanted to fly away. (12) Then I let go of the thread a little and again heard it persistently stretching from my hands, as if asking to fly away. (13) And I suddenly felt sorry for him: here he can fly, and I keep him on a leash. (14) I took and released the funny ball. (15) And at first the ball didn’t even fly away from me, as if it didn’t believe me, and then it immediately rushed to the right and flew to the street lamp.
(16) Alyonka cried:- (17) Oh, why did you miss him?..
(18) But I didn’t answer: I looked up. (19) The ball flew upward smoothly and calmly, as if he had wanted this all his life.
(20) And I stood with my head raised and looked, and so did Alyonka. (21) And many adults turned their heads back to watch the ball fly, to examine it. (22) And he kept flying, kept getting smaller. (23) So he flew past the top floor of a large brick house, and someone leaned out of the window and waved after him, and he was even higher, higher than antennas and pigeons... (24) And then he was gone.
(25) And then everyone went about their business, and we went. (26) We were silent. (27) And I thought how beautiful it is when spring is outside, everyone is dressed up, cheerful, and a beautiful ball flies away from us into the blue, blue sky. (28) And I also thought what a pity it is that I can’t, I don’t know how to tell Alyonka this. (29) And even if I could, Alyonka still wouldn’t understand, she’s small. (30) Here she is walking next to her, quiet, and the tears have not yet dried on her cheeks. (31) She probably feels sorry for her ball.
(32) And we walked and were silent, and near our gate Alyonka said:
- (33) If I had money, I would buy another ball... (34) So that you would release it.
(According to V.Yu. Dragunsky)*
* Viktor Yuzefovich Dragunsky (1913 – 1972) – prose writer, author of stories for children.
2. Complete tasks
1. Indicate the erroneous judgment.
a) In the word STREET, all consonant sounds are hard.
b) In the word RIGHT, the first sound is [f].
c) The word MORE has four sounds.
d) In the word MONEY, the softness of the consonant [n’] in writing is indicated by the letter b (soft sign).
2. Which sentence contains a contrast?
a) (10) As soon as I picked it up, I heard that the ball was very, very thinly pulled by a thread!
b) (13) And I suddenly felt sorry for him: here he can fly, and I keep him on a leash.
c) (19) The ball flew upward smoothly and calmly, as if this is what he had wanted all his life.
d) (25) And then everyone went about their business, and we went.
3. Choose the correct continuation of the answer to the question: “Why does the hero-narrator call the heroine not Lena, not Alena, but Alyonka?”
This form of the name speaks of...
a) the patronizing, arrogant attitude of the narrator towards the heroine.
b) the narrator’s affectionate, friendly attitude towards the girl.
c) the narrator’s sympathy and pity for the heroine.
d) the feeling of guilt that the narrator experiences towards the girl.
4. Replace spoken word "bullied" in the sentence there are 21 stylistically neutral synonyms. Write this synonym.
5. Indicate in what meaning the word “released” is used in the text(sentence 14).
a) put into circulation
b) stopped holding
c) lost power
d) completely forgot
6. Replace the phrase PERSISTENTLY STRETCHING(sentence 12), built on the basis of adjacency, a synonymous phrase with the connection management. Write the resulting phrase.
7. Write down the grammatical basis proposals 11.
8. Find among sentences 1 - 6 sentences with homogeneous members. Write the numbers of these sentences.
9. Indicate the number of grammatical stems in sentence 30.
10. Among sentences 18 - 22, find sentence with a separate circumstance. Write the number of this offer.
11. Among sentences 25–31, find complex sentence with homogeneous subordination of subordinate clauses. Write the number of this offer.
12. Write down the grammatical basis proposals 24.
13. Indicate the number of grammatical bases in sentence 13. Write the answer in numbers.
14. Among sentences 25–31, find a sentence with a separate agreed upon unextended definition. Write the number of this offer.
15. Among sentences 14–19, find complex non-union proposal. Write the number of this offer.
16. Replace the phrase “brick house”(sentence 23), built on the basis of agreement, a synonymous phrase with the connection management. Write the resulting phrase.
17. From sentences 14 - 15, write down an adverb that is formed in a prefix-suffix way and in which the spelling of the suffix depends on one or another prefix.
18. In which word is the prefix always written the same way?
a) quiet
b) consider
c) let go
d) tell
19. In which word does the spelling of the adverb suffix depend on the prefix?
a) calmly
b) to the right
c) probably
d) a little
20. Indicate a word in which the spelling of the unstressed vowel at the root of the word is checked by stress.
a) got behind
b) pulled
c) lantern
d) (all) anyway
21. Indicate what means of speech expression is used in sentences 1 - 2:“Alyonka saw a woman selling balloons and stopped dead in her tracks:
- Oh, I want a ball!
a) antithesis
b) epithet
c) comparative turnover
d) phraseology
22. In which answer option is an epithet used as a means of expressiveness?
a) (9) And she handed me a thin thread.
b) (14) I took and released the funny ball.
c) (23) So he flew past the top floor of a large brick house, and someone leaned out of the window and waved after him, and he was even higher, higher than antennas and pigeons...
d) (29) And even if I could, Alyonka wouldn’t understand anyway, she’s small.
23. Which of the statements below contains the answer to the question:“Why is it important to the narrator that the ball he released was red?”
a) Red is a color that symbolizes rebellion, restlessness, and struggle for the narrator.
b) Red is a color associated for the author-storyteller with the image of Alyonka.
c) Red on a background of blue is a color associated for the narrator with such concepts as beauty, holiday, joy, peace.
d) Red is the narrator’s favorite color, since in his understanding this color symbolizes life.
24. Why does the hero-narrator believe that he will not be able to “tell Alyonka” everything that he felt when, together with everyone else, he looked at the ball flying in the sky?
a) The narrator believes that ordinary words are not capable of conveying the change in living feelings and impressions.
b) The narrator believes that he has no right to describe this situation, because it arose through his fault.
c) The narrator believes that his feelings are so exceptional that they cannot be expressed in words.
