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Read this excerpt from the passage.

I searched my father’s face for something I knew I would never have, a sense of belonging. He was resisting sleep, half-dreaming, and smiling at the majestic view. As if he could read my mind, my father turned around to meet my gaze and gave a knowing smile.

What does the excerpt reveal about the relationship between the narrator and her father?
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A The narrator and the father have an understanding about the narrator’s feelings.The narrator and the father have an understanding about the narrator’s feelings.

B The narrator seeks her father’s approval in every important decision in her life.The narrator seeks her father’s approval in every important decision in her life.

C The narrator favors her father more than her mother and therefore envies him.The narrator favors her father more than her mother and therefore envies him.

D The narrator resents her father because he has something she will never have.

A The narrator and the father have an understanding about the narrator’s feelings.

The excerpt suggests that the relationship between the narrator and her father is characterized by an understanding about the narrator's feelings. The narrator states that she searched her father's face for a sense of belonging, indicating that she feels a lack of belonging in some way. However, when her father turns around and meets her gaze with a knowing smile, it implies that he understands her feelings without her having to explicitly communicate them. Therefore, option A, "The narrator and the father have an understanding about the narrator’s feelings," is the correct answer.

The correct answer is A. The excerpt reveals that the narrator and her father have an understanding about the narrator's feelings. The father's knowing smile suggests that he understands what the narrator is searching for and provides her with a sense of belonging and comfort.