Question

(1) the special kids, the ones who wear keys around their necks, get to eat in the canteen. the canteen! even the name sounds important. and these kids at lunch time go there because their mothers arent home or home is too far to get to.
(2) my home isnt far but its not close either, and somehow i got it in my head one day to ask my mother to make me a sandwich ... oh no, she says, pointing the butter knife at me. next thing you know everybody will be wanting a bag lunch - ill be up all night cutting bread into little triangles, this one with mayonnaise, this one with mustard, no pickles on mine, but mustard on one side please. you kids just like to invent more work for me ...
(3) ... if i ate at school thered be less dishes to wash. ... and when i came home finally at three p.m. you would appreciate me.
(4) okay, okay, my mother says after three days of this. and the following morning i get to go to school with my mothers letter and a rice sandwich because we dont have lunch meat.
(5) ... but lunch time came finally and i got to get in line with the stay - at - school kids. everything is fine until the nun who knows all the canteen kids by heart looks at me and says: you, who sent you here? and since i am shy, i dont say anything, just hold out my hand with the letter. this is no good, she says, till sister superior gives the okay. go upstairs and see her. so i went.
what does the main characters interaction with sister superior reveal about the nun?
she is always kind and understanding.
she is humorous and lighthearted.
she doesnt care about esperanzas situation.
she is initially strict but shows compassion.

Explanation:

The nun first questions the main - character's presence in the canteen, showing strictness. But then she allows the main - character to go see Sister Superior, which shows some compassion. There is no indication of her being always kind and understanding, humorous, or not caring.

Answer:

She is initially strict but shows compassion.