Context: Ever since I was little , I have been let down . My parents would promise things to me , and then let me down . My friends would ceaselessly disappoint me ... but rather than resign myself silently to a life of disappointment and let - downs , I developed a better tactic -- I expected nothing . I lived a life of the lowest expectations possible .

Question: Why does the narrator feel they should not expect nice things ?
Options:
0. The narrator never got over having too many things growing up .
1. The narrator never got nice things growing up .
2. None of the above choices .
3. The narrator never got a sense of humility .
Answer: 1

Question: Why does the narrator feel they should not expect nice things ?
Options:
0. The narrator never got treated with lots of presents before .
1. The narrator never got a sense of humility .
2. None of the above choices .
3. The narrator never got over having too many things growing up .
Answer: 0