Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
seemed very surprised to see i was wearing a black tie and she asked me if i was in mourning. i told her maman had died. she wanted to know how long ago, so i said, "yesterday." she gave a little start but i didn't say anything. i felt like telling her it wasn't my fault, but i stopped myself because i remembered that i'd already said that to my boss. (the stranger, part one, p. 20)

why is marie surprised that mersault's mother died the day before?
⚪ he is not busy with funeral arrangements.

⚪ he is going out with her and enjoying himself.

⚪ his apartment has none of his mother's belongings.

⚪ he seems too young for his mother to have passed away.

Read the rough draft of a student's conclusion to anargumentative editorial.(1) year-round schooling would student achievement.(2) not so much information would have to be crammed intonine months. (3) furthermore, the elimination of long breaks,particularly summer break, would significantly reduce"learning loss" and the additional time wasted at thebeginning of each academic year to reteach previouslylearned material. (4) it is clear that year-round schooling students learn and retain more. (5) the united staleis not the only country to experiment with a year-roundschool schedule. (6) although many still claim that evidenceabout year-round school and its link to higher achievement isinconclusive, these people need to open their eyes and seethat students in these schools consistently score higher oncertain assessments than students who attend schools withtraditional nine-month calendars. (7) it is about time that wereplaced our outdated and inefficient school calendars.which best revises sentence 6 to create a more appropriate and respectful tone