Select the sentence from the excerpt that best
shows that the narrator is very distracted by
the rejection letter he received
i showed alma the volunteer wing, which
was really just a room with a few lockers,
a microwave, and a lot of large posters
with rules and cautionary messages. she
shadowed me on that shift, and together
we delivered food trays, chatted with bed-
ridden patients who didn't have visitors
that morning, and carried out a number of
fairly tedious tasks. i forgot alma's name
three times and had to apologize.

I forgot Alma's name three times and had to apologize.

Explanation:

- "about the claims : -

making a claim is just a fancy way of saying that you're stating your main point.' claims are not just opinions. a claim tells what you think is true about a topic based on your knowledge .

about the country claims : -

a counterclaim is just the opposite of a claim. counterclaims are also provable and supportable by reasons and evidence. not just, 'because i said so.' when you're planning an argument, you need to know what the counterclaim might be so that you can make sure that you disprove it with your reasons and evidence your research." - (catherineroberts)