3. In the passage, what causes the conflict between the narrator and his friends?
O A The narrator secretly despises his friends for their
mean-spirited pranks, and he visits only to get the
better of them.
OB The friends' laughter causes the narrator to be
anxious, for he interprets it as a joke on his behalf.
O c The friends' exaggerated merriment and predilection
to prank the narrator make him paranoid when he
visits.
OD The narrator dislikes the lodgings given to him by his
friends.