Read the following passage, and answer the question that follows. "there was a sober cheerfulness about the man, as if he had known trouble and perplexity, and was fulfilling some mission that gave him pain; yet he saw some gain and reward beyond; therefore he could be contented with his life and such strange surroundings." "the gray man." sarah orne jewett, 1886. this passage is an example of a. conflict. b. personification. c. flashback. d. foreshadowing.