HSA 2009 English Item 21

Read this excerpt from the first chapter of The Sea of Grass, a novel set in New Mexico in the late 1800s. Then answer the following item.

According to information in paragraph 6, what is the narrator’s attitude toward the settlers?

1. He fears them.
2. He distrusts them.
3. He is bored by them.
4. He is curious about them.