"She rattled on cheerfully about the shooting and the scarcity of birds, and the prospects for duck in the winter. To Framton it was all purely horrible. He made a desperate but only partially successful effort to turn the talk on to a less ghastly topic; he was conscious that his hostess was giving him only a fragment of her attention, and her eyes were constantly straying past him to the open window and the lawn beyond. It was certainly an unfortunate coincidence that he should have paid his visit on this tragic anniversary."

Which elements of character analysis does this passage from "The Open Window" inform?
A. physical description
B. thoughts and feelings
C. reactions of others
D. speech and actions

Question

"She rattled on cheerfully about the shooting and the scarcity of birds, and the prospects for duck in the winter. To Framton it was all purely horrible. He made a desperate but only partially successful effort to turn the talk on to a less ghastly topic; he was conscious that his hostess was giving him only a fragment of her attention, and her eyes were constantly straying past him to the open window and the lawn beyond. It was certainly an unfortunate coincidence that he should have paid his visit on this tragic anniversary."

Which elements of character analysis does this passage from "The Open Window" inform?
 A. physical description
 B. thoughts and feelings
 C. reactions of others
 D. speech and actions

DeepBeyond · Answer

pay attention to this sentence "he was conscious that his hostess was giving him only a fragment of her attention..." and the last sentence of the passage as well to figure out your answer.

Mal87 · Answer

Okay thanks :)

DeepBeyond · Answer

I was about to give you the answer but last time I did that they gave me a warning XD. But that is just a hint ;).