What does Alyohin mean by his assertion of Russians as the most cultivated people?

Which type of interaction is most likely to result in a negative outcome for both parties in a relationship?

Place the follow items in the correct order. reorder answers 1. lennie admits that he gets in trouble for petting soft things, and curley's wife mentions that her hair is soft. reorder answers 2. candy finds curley's wife dead, and finds george. reorder answers 3. lennie pets the puppy too hard and kills it. reorder answers 4. curley's wife tells lennie not to worry about the puppy. reorder answers 5. everyone leaves to find lennie. reorder answers 6. curley decides he's going to shoot lennie, and crooks mentioned that his gun is gone. reorder answers 7. lennie remembers to go to the place in the woods if something bad happens and leaves. reorder answers 8. lennie pets curley's wife's soft hair and accidentally breaks her neck.

Axel is thinking abou replacing the word astounded. which word would best to make the tone of the sentence more negative? a) surprised b) shocked c) astonished d) amazed