In this task, you're given a context passage, followed by a question that needs to be answered. Based on the paragraph, you must write unambiguous answers to the questions and your answer must refer to a specific phrase from the paragraph. If multiple answers seem to exist, write the answer that is the most plausible.

It's great to be back , but I'd forgotten how bad the air quality is here . I hadn't had allergies at all in NM , but now my eyes are itchy and I'm sneezing and sniffling most of the time . Bleh . Things Iris has said lately : I : " Having dog . "
Question: Why have I forgotten how bad the air quality is ?
Because I've been away for a while .