Question

summarizing literary text quick check
the locket
by kate chopin
one night in autumn a few men were gathered about a fire on the slope of a hill. they belonged to a small detachment of confederate forces and were awaiting orders to march. their gray uniforms were worn beyond the point of shabbiness. one of the men was heating something in a tin cup over the embers. two were lying at full length a little distance away, while a fourth was trying to decipher a letter and had drawn close to the light. he had unfastened his collar and a good bit of his flannel shirt front.
\whats that you got around your neck, ned?\ asked one of the men lying in the obscurity.
ned—or edmond—mechanically fastened another button of his shirt and did not reply. he went on reading his letter.
\aint that a charm you got round your neck?\
use the passage to answer the question
who is the protagonist of the story?
(1 point)
○ a priest who is passing by
○ a serpent in a dream,
○ a confederate soldier named edmond
○ a confederate soldier named nick.

Explanation:

The protagonist is the central character of a story. In the given passage, the focus is on Ned (Edmond) as he is the one with the locket (the story's namesake item) and is the subject of the men's questions. The other options (priest, serpent, Nick) are either not central or not mentioned as key figures in the story's context.

Answer:

a Confederate soldier named Edmond.