AP English Literature and Composition Quiz
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SHORT FICTION
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Read the excerpt from a short story:
"The landlord painted over the mold again, this time in a shade he called 'eggshell,' as if naming it something delicate could erase the smell. He told me to open a window. I told him the window doesn't open. He said, 'Well, try.' I watched him smile, the kind of smile that assumes the world will accommodate him. Being poor means you are always asked to cooperate with your own inconvenience. That night I slept with my head near the door, as if fresh air might sneak in."
The bolded sentence most strongly suggests the narrator's tone is
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