Question

in "through the tunnel"
Which BEST describes Jerry's place in among the boys swimming from the rocks?
a. He is as an outsider.
b. He is a welcome newcomer.
c. He is their youngest group member.
d. He is a disinterested observer.

Answer 1

I had the same question and got it wrong but then I mad corrections and He's an outsider.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option a. "He is as an outsider". In "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing, the perception of Jerry among the boys swimming from the rocks is of an outsider because he stayed nervous even when the boys shouted cheerful greetings at him. As the author states "they understood that he was a foreigner strayed from his own beach, and they proceeded to forget him".