The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
Read the following sentence from the passage.
He slowly opened an eye, cringing as though he were often disturbed by
rougher hands than mine, and gazed at me with hardly a trace of intelligence.
Which is the best definition for the word rougher as it is used in the passage?
A coarser
B. harsher
C. more difficult
D. more incomplete
Part B
Circe a word or phrase in the sentence that helped you determine the correct meaning
of rougher