Read this excerpt from paragraph 11 of maureen daly's “sixteen” and answer the question. then he sat up straight and said, “we'd better start home.” not “shall i take you home? ” or “do you live far? ” but “we'd better start home.” see, that's how i knew he wanted to take me home. not because he had to but because he wanted to. the explanation expressed in this excerpt best reveals that the narrator a. recognizes that few words are needed to express simple thoughts. b. has a natural insight about what the words likely suggested. c. exaggerates the significance of the words that are spoken. d. makes a logical evaluation of the conversation based on evidence.