Question

the bag
by h.h. munro (saki)
norah found her way mechanically to the tea - table and made her fingers frantically busy in rearranging the parsley round the sandwich dish. on one side of her loomed the morose countenance of the major, on the other she was conscious of the scared, miserable eyes of vladimir. and above it all hung that. she dared not raise her eyes above the level of the tea - table, and she almost expected to see a spot of accusing vulpine blood drip down and stain the whiteness of the cloth. her aunts manner signalled to her the repeated message to \be bright\; for the present she was fully occupied in keeping her teeth from chattering.
\what did you shoot to - day?\ asked mrs. hoopington suddenly of the unusually silent vladimir.

othing—nothing worth speaking of,\ said the boy.
norahs heart, which had stood still for a space, made up for lost time with a most disturbing bound.
\i wish youd find something that was worth speaking about,\ said the hostess; \every one seems to have lost their tongues.\
\when did smithers last see that fox?\ said the major.
\yesterday morning; a fine dog - fox, with a dark brush,\ confided mrs. hoopington.
\aha, well have a good gallop after that brush to - morrow,\ said the major, with a transient gleam of good humour. and then gloomy silence settled again round the tea - table, a silence broken only by despondent munchings and the occasional feverish rattle of a teaspoon in its saucer. a diversion was at
use the passage from \the bag\ by h.h. munro to answer the question.
what problem does the storys ending resolve?
(1 point)
it ensures that the fox hunt will be a success.
it ends the conflict between norah and her aunt.
it proves that vladimir did not kill one of the rare foxes.
it reveals that mrs. hoopington and the major will marry.

Explanation:

To determine the problem the story’s ending resolves, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The ending doesn't focus on the fox hunt's success.
• Option 2: The conflict between Norah and her aunt isn't a central issue resolved here.
• Option 3: Vladimir says he shot nothing worth speaking of, implying he didn't kill the rare fox, which resolves the tension around whether he harmed the fox.
• Option 4: There's no indication the ending reveals Mrs. Hoopington and the Major will marry.

Answer:

C. It proves that Vladimir did not kill one of the rare foxes.