Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Awakening. The Colonel, with little sense of humor and of the fitness of things, related a somber episode of those dark and bitter days, in which he had acted a

Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Awakening.

The Colonel, with little sense of humor and of the fitness of things, related a somber episode of those dark and bitter days, in which he had acted a conspicuous part and always formed a central figure.

Which statement summarizes the explicit message in the excerpt?

The Colonel is a socially awkward story teller.

The Colonel endured the brutality of the Civil War.

*The Colonel is always the main character of his own stories.*

The Colonel was a powerful military figure in his younger days.