Read the following excerpt from Into the Wild. I said hello as he approached, he mumbled a reply, and we
paused to chat in the drizzle. I didn't ask why he was
carrying a sodden log into the forest, where there seemed
to be plenty of logs already.
What two inferences can you draw from this excerpt?
A. The man carrying the log might be crazy; the author isn't
frightened of him.
B. The man carrying the log is angry, the author is worried about him.
C. The man carrying the log might be crazy, the author is in awe of
him.
D. The man carrying the log is in a hurry; the author is worried about
him.

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