In the passage, what causes the conflict between
the narrator and his friends?
A The narrator secretly despises his friends for
their mean-spirited pranks, and he visits only
to get the better of them.
B The friends' laughter causes the narrator to be
anxious, for he interprets it as a joke on his
behalf.
C The friends' exaggerated merriment and
predilection to prank the narrator make him
paranoid when he visits.
D The narrator dislikes the lodgings given to him
by his friends.