Exit "The other paternal uncle, an official in the Treasury, a taciturn, dull-witted, and rheumatic man, sat silent, or spoke only of the fact that the Uskovs' name would get into the newspapers if the case went for trial. His opinion was that the case ought to be hushed up from the first and not become public property; but, apart from publicity in the newspapers, he advanced no other argument in support of this opinion." From the context of the paragraph, which word BEST describes the uncle who is the official in the Treasury? A. honest B. cheerful C. unreserved D. uncommunicative

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Exit "The other paternal uncle, an official in the Treasury, a taciturn, dull-witted, and rheumatic man, sat silent, or spoke only of the fact that the Uskovs' name would get into the newspapers if the case went for trial. His opinion was that the case ought to be hushed up from the first and not become public property; but, apart from publicity in the newspapers, he advanced no other argument in support of this opinion." From the context of the paragraph, which word BEST describes the uncle who is the official in the

Treasury? A. honest B. cheerful C. unreserved D. uncommunicative

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User: Exit "The other paternal uncle, an official in the Treasury, a taciturn, dull-witted, and rheumatic man, sat silent, or spoke only of the fact that the Uskovs' name would get into the newspapers if the case went for trial. His opinion was that the case ought to be hushed up from the first and not become public property; but, apart from publicity in the newspapers, he advanced no other argument in support of this opinion." From the context of the paragraph, which word BEST describes the uncle who is the official in the Treasury? A. honest B. cheerful C. unreserved D. uncommunicative

Weegy: This paragraph is not enough to answer this. Still I think D. uncommunicative
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User: What is the main conflict facing the uncles in the story? A. how to handle Sasha's mistake B. how to preserve the family name C. how to honor the memory of Sasha's mother D. how to hide the embarrassment from the public

Weegy: how to preserve the family name
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User: How does the reader use context clues to determine the unknown meaning of a word? A. by studying the origin of the word B. by referring to a glossary, dictionary, or thesaurus C. by reviewing information in and around the unknown word D. by identifying the meaning of familiar parts within the unknown word

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