Context: The phone rings far away . I ignore it . I left the radio playing in the other room but I can barely hear it . At a muffled distance from the day 's upsetting political and economic news I feel isolated , alone , silenced .

Question: What is the narrator 's view of politics and the news ?
Options:
0. None of the above choices .
1. They feel it is uplifting .
2. They feel it is depressing .
3. They feel it is vital .
Answer: 2

Question: What is the narrator 's view of politics and the news ?
Options:
0. They feel it is uplifting .
1. None of the above choices .
2. They feel it is vital .
3. They feel it is a downer .
Answer: 3

Question: What may have been the economic news ?
Options:
0. The number of unemployed was going down .
1. None of the above choices .
2. The wage gap was slowing starting to close .
3. The unemployment rate was going up .
Answer: 3