opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a
grin wrinkled his cheeks. He might have spoken, but I did
not hear... (44).
What part of the excerpt most clearly creates reader empathy for the
monster?
A. [H]is eyes, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me.
B. [B]ut I did not hear.
C. [T]he miserable monster whom I had created.
OD. [W]hile a grin wrinkled his cheeks.