Question

what does the personification in this text suggest?
it was the early afternoon of a sunshiny day with little winds playing hide - and - seek in it.
—katherine mansfield, \how, pearl button was kidnapped\
there was very little wind.
there were occasional gusts of wind.
the wind was constant and intense.

Explanation:

The phrase "little winds playing hide - and - seek" is personification. Hide - and - seek implies that the wind is sometimes present (when it's "seeking" or "hiding") and sometimes not, which suggests occasional gusts. "Very little wind" would not involve playing hide - and - seek, and "constant and intense" wind also doesn't match the playful, intermittent nature of hide - and - seek.

Answer:

B. There were occasional gusts of wind.