Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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spoke of it, except at first, when Earl was a boy of seven and they had Her husband had been one of the small group who developed this tiny his Konvs, and had been tempted to identify herself and say, "Here I am. You are one of them so am I. Come, and we'll talk. We'll talk about Stinson and Benjamin, who helped them all get away. And Doctor Straus. And my husband, E. Mason Jamieson, who never got away because those stayed in one of her cabins. She learned that he was an Agent completely by accident. While cleaning while her husband had been one of twenty-eight persons. She decided then that her efforts would be too ineffective. The odds were wrong. She would wait until her son, Earl, was grown. Together they would seek revenge. He did not have the cylinder—not yet. But he would. The Konvs took care of their own. Her husband had been one of the first, and they would not forget. One day the boy would disappear for a few hours. When he returned the small patch of gauze would be behind his ear. She would shield him until the It happened to Earl one hot summer day when he was fourteen. Mrs. Earl supposedly was swimming with Apparently they did not miss him. Mrs. Jamieson handed him a pair of like his before. He asked who was Earl Jamieson, and I said I was. Then Earl ran his hand through his hair, shaking his head. "I don't remember Earl faced the window, looking out, then turned quickly back. "What is kinetic ordinate of negative vortices, which was very undefinitive. It was a subject of wonder and much speculation, but no one took serious notice of them until one night a federal Agent arrested one man The arrested man disappeared from his jail cell, and the next morning the Agent was found strangled to death in his bed. This set off a campaign against Konvs. One base act led to another, until the original reason for noticing them at all was lost. Normal men no longer thought of them as human. "I don't blame you, mother," Earl said simply. "But we are freaks. That is, the first shock was over. Mrs. Jamieson watched Earl leave the at night mostly, taking longer and longer jumps, until Earl's would find only the bare footprints of a woman and a boy. They would It was inevitable that they should identify Mrs. Jamieson as one of Konvs when he left Earth, leaving all those with criminal tendencies behind. They could have followed if they chose—what could stop them? But it was more lucrative to stay. On Earth they could rob, loot, even murder—without fear of the law. Earl changed. Even before the summer was over, he matured. The childish antics of his friends began to bore him. "Be careful, Earl," his mother would say. "Remember who you are. Play with them sometimes, even if you don't like it. You have a long way to go before you will be ready." remembered about Stinson and Benjamin and Straus. She never tired of discussing them. She would tell about Benjamin's wife, Lisa, and try to describe the horror in Lisa's young mind when the news went out that E. Mason Jamieson had been killed. She wanted him to learn as much as possible about his father's death, knowing that soon the Agents would be after Earl. They were so clever, so persistent. She wanted him to be ready, not only in ways of avoiding their traps ... but ready with a Earl was ready for college. They had successfully kept their secret. They had been vigilant in every detail. Earl referred to the "damn contacting other Konvs, and sometimes visited them at a remote rendezvous. "When you have finished college," Mrs. Jamieson told her son, "we will young doctor will be needed. Study hard, Earl. Learn all you can. Even the great ones get sick." She did not mention her secret hope, that before they left Earth he would have fully avenged his father's death. He was clever and intelligent. He could kill many Agents. Excitement brought color to her cheeks when she thought of Earl facing finished she showed Earl regally into the room, making a big joke of it. "Why not? Stinson selected only educated, intelligent people. When one dies the cylinder is taken and adjusted to a new thought pattern—usually a person from the same family. I would say it is very likely that Konvs will be found here." She said quickly, "You can if you wish. I just thought you'd like being alone, at your age. Most boys do." "I'm not like most boys, mother. The Konvs saw to that. Sometimes I'm "No, I don't!" she said sharply. "You're old enough to face realities. You are a Konv. You always will be a Konv. Have you forgotten your own father? " She turned her back and slammed the door. Earl stood very still for Earl did not use the room that first year. He slept in the second long convalescence. Earl moved into the new bedroom. At first she One day he disappeared. Mrs. Jamieson was alarmed. Had the Agents found him? She watched the papers daily for some word of Konvs being killed. The second day after his disappearance she found a small item. A Konv Konv, one of those left behind by Stinson as an undesirable. His wife had been killed by the Agents the week before. He had gone completely insane and made the raid singlehanded. Mrs. Jamieson read the account of crimes committed by the man and his wife, and determined to prevent Earl from making the mistake of taking on more than he could handle. When she arrived at her own home, Earl was in his room. than she would permit Earl to see. fear Agents, and hate them. Then he said, 'Do you know why we kill Konvs? We kill them because there is no prison cell in the world that will hold a Konv. When they break the law, we have no choice. It is a terrible thing, but must be done. We don't want your secret arm. "Your father would have been proud of you," she said. "Soon you And they were in the best position to gain them. She was consumed by fear that one or more of the men on Earl's list might have acquired a cylinder and were now Konvs themselves. Two weeks later she read a news item saying that Tom Palieu had been killed by a Konv. The assassin's identity was unknown, but agents were working on the case. He turned away from her. "It doesn't matter whether I did or not. They will suspect me. His name was on the list." "They will," she agreed. "It doesn't matter who the Konv is, now that an Agent has been killed. The one in Bangkok will tell them about you "Well, what else can he do?" Earl asked. "After all, he is an Agent. Earl stunned immobile—not by the blow, but from the knowledge that she the time your father was alive. They got yours when we were together that your father and I had a son. Your birth was recorded. The only Earl sat down suddenly, "It's just as well. I thought maybe some day I talking alone, the next he was here. Earl saw him first. He was a He was entirely nude ... but it seemed natural and right. Then Mrs. Jamieson saw him. "Benjamin!" she cried. "I knew someone would come." He smiled. "This is your son?" "Yes," she said. "We are ready." "Your father was afraid you would be twins." Earl said, "Why was my father killed?" "By mistake. Back in those days, like now, there were good Konvs and bad. One of those not selected by Stinson to join us was enraged, half Heavy steps sounded on the porch outside. "We'd better hurry," Mrs. Jamieson said. Benjamin held out his hands. They took them, to increase the power of one thought of hatred at them, but of course they did not hear her. Benjamin's hands gripped tightly. She no longer felt the hands. She was still in the room! Benjamin and her son were gone. Her outstretched hands touched nothing. Her power was gone! Love, Benjamin said, the greatest of these is love. Or did someone

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How are Earl’s mother and Benjamin related?

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A The two of them recently bonded over being Konv
B Benjamin is actually Earl’s father
C Benjamin was close with her
D Benjamin is a vigilante of the Konv saving his mother as a concerned citizen

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C