Read this sentence from paragraph 7 of “The Problem That Has No Name” and answer the question. Sometimes she blotted out the feeling with a tranquilizer.

The author most likely uses the phrase blotted out to convey that the feeling was .

discouraged
usually erased quickly
unwanted
too painful to reveal

usually erased quickly

Explanation:

According to the sentence from paragraph 7 of “The Problem That Has No Name”, the narrator talks about a person blotting out something with a tranquilizer

The author most likely uses the phrase "blotted out" to convey that the feeling was usually erased quickly

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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