Read the excerpt from Black Boy by Richard Wright.
"My mother finally went to work as a cook and left me and my bother alone in the flat each day with a loaf of bread and a pot of tea. When she returned in the evening she would be tired and dispirited and would cry a lot. Sometimes, when she was in despair, she would call us to her and talk to us for hours,…"
What does the use of the word dispirited suggest?
Question 3 options:
His mother is discouraged about how hard things are.
His mother feels guilty about leaving him home alone.
His mother misses her sons while she's away all day.
