Read the excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home." By the time Krebs returned to his home town in Oklahoma the greeting of heroes was over. He came back much too late. The men from the town who had been drafted had all been welcomed elaborately on their return. There had been a great deal of hysteria. Now the reaction had set in. People seemed to think it was rather ridiculous for Krebs to be getting back so late, years after the war was over. What does this suggest about the townspeople's perception of the war?

A) They felt a strong sense of admiration for all soldiers coming home. B) They became jaded and disillusioned after many of the soldiers came home. C) They maintained a sense of distrust of Germany and its allies. D) They felt a sense of patriotism and pride long after the war ended.

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Spencer Bruce

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17 March, 12:03

Read the excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home." By the time Krebs returned to his home town in Oklahoma the greeting of heroes was over. He came back much too late. The men from the town who had been drafted had all been welcomed elaborately on their return. There had been a great deal of hysteria. Now the reaction had set in. People seemed to think it was rather ridiculous for Krebs to be getting back so late, years after the war was over. What does this suggest about the townspeople's perception of the war?

A) They felt a strong sense of admiration for all soldiers coming home. B) They became jaded and disillusioned after many of the soldiers came home. C) They maintained a sense of distrust of Germany and its allies. D) They felt a sense of patriotism and pride long after the war ended.

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Rey Pennington · Answer 1

B) They became jaded and disillusioned after many of the soldiers came home.

Explanation:

Krebs only returned back home much later than the other soldiers who had fought in the same war. The men were welcomed gloriously at that time but now no one seems to care even a bit about any soldier or the war. They think that is rather ridiculous for Krebs to be back so late. They have already become jaded and disillusioned about the whole war issue when they saw that many of the soldiers came home. War doesn't seem to be much of an issue to them anymore.