Read the excerpt from infinite jest. [orin] stood there, he says, hefting a cold clod, playing with the velcro on his puffy coat, watching as the moms, bent way down to me, hand reaching, her lowering face with its presbyopic squint, suddenly stopped, froze, beginning to i. d. what it was i held out, countenancing evidence of oral contact with same. he remembers her face as past describing. what is the meaning of the excerpt? a. the narrator’s brother is ignoring his mother’s behavior. b. the narrator’s brother is playing a trick on his mother. c. the narrator’s mother is attempting to identify what her son ate. d. the narrator’s mother is addressing her sons for their misbehavior.

C. The narrator’s mother is attempting to identify what her son ate.

In the excerpt the narrator talks about how Moms leans over reaching and looking at the contents of the boy's hand. He also describes her looking for "evidence of oral contact with the same." This means that she's looking to see if she can tell if he put whatever is in his hands in his mouth as well. It is clear from the level of details that the mother is not being ignored. Also we do not see any indication of foul play. The last option is also not valid because except for the mother looking for evidence and trying to figure out the substance her son holds, she does not actually address them or say that they're doing something wrong.