I ' m impressed we managed to stick to the path . It was all worth it though - we got to the top of the mountain at about 6 am and watched the sunrise , which was really spectacular . It was also absolutely flipping freezing and I had n't brought enough layers . That was n't pleasant .

A: How did the author feel after reaching the top of the mountain

He looked like he might even be walking as slowly as the old man himself . The old man moved in the slow man 's direction instinctually , but the slow man took fright and turned abruptly onto Peck Avenue , the look of concern growing to dominate his countenance . The old man stopped at the corner under the bell tower and watched the slow man make his way down Peck Avenue , much faster people passing him on either side every few seconds . The way the man 's hands were jammed into his pockets , the old man thought he must be hiding something .

A: Why might the one man be following the other ?

It hit me then that my parents have now been divorced for as long as they were married . As much as I tried to stop the tears , I could n't . For the people we were then , for the person I was then , for the reality of my situation , for the pills I take every morning .

A: Why does the speaker feel that their parent 's divorce has changed them as a person ?

" She looked out the window , as if remembering something she was fond of . She had that misty look in her eyes . " Except Adam , he went to war , and he came back - different .

A:
Why is Adam being so terse and tense with the female ?