Which word best describes the narrator based on this excerpt?

A. Self-promoting

B. Social

C. Witty

D. Popular

B. Social

Explanation:

In the excerpt from "Exhalation", the narrator describes himself in a manner that suggests that he is social. He talks about 'lingering to enjoy his conversations with friends, sharing the news of the day with each other and sharing the air from newly filled lungs'. He also talked about the solidarity and companionship that springs from the fact that they all share air from the same source.

A social person is one who is disposed to friendship with others. So from the excerpt, we can deduce that the narrator is a social person because he enjoys fellowship with his acquaintances.