Question 15 of 24
Read the following paragraph:
I had always been in charge of the grill at cookouts. It was
one of my skills. I had my method down, learned from my
father before me and his father before him. I was reluctant
to hand over the tongs when my neighbor Sarah offered to
command the grill at our Memorial Day picnic. "It's O.K.,;" I
told her. "You grill. I didn't really want a hamburger anyway."
What is the most likely motive for the narrator's behavior in the final
sentence?
A. He assumes his grilling skills are superior to Sarah's.
B. Sarah has proven to be a terrible griller in the past.
C. He prefers grilling to eating the food he has made.
D. Grilling reminds him of his father, so he is reluctant to give it up.