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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow "It takes longer to build a school," I say, embarrassed at having made a promise that was not meant. But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world.
After months of knowing him. I ask him his name, "Saheb-e-Alam," he announces. He does not know what it means. If he knew its meaning- lord of the universe- he would have a hard time believing it. Unaware of what his name represents, he roams the streets with his friends, an army of barefoot boys who appear like the morning birds and disappear at noon. Over the months, I have come to recognise each of them.
Select the option that explains the appropriate reason for the narrator's embarrassment.

A

She was not able to build the school in time.

B

She does not know the name of the boys.

C

She is guilty of giving a false hope to the boy

D

She is not aware of his bleak world.

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