Question

use the passages to answer the question
select passage 1 and passage 2.
which choice best compares the two
passages?
(1 point)
the main characters are both
focused on how an interaction with
another character will affect
themselves.
the narrator takes the reader deep
into the thoughts of every character
in the passage.
the narrator involves the reader in
the story by directly addressing the
reader.
the main characters are both
thinking about how they can help
other people that they meet.
the open window
by h.h. munro (saki)
\my aunt will be down presently, mr. nuttel,\ said
a very self - possessed young lady of fifteen; \in
the meantime you must try and put up with me.\
framton nuttel endeavoured to say the correct
something which should duly flatter the niece of
the moment without unduly discounting the aunt
that was to come. privately he doubted more than
cver whether these formal visits to a succession
of total strangers would do much towards helping
the nerve cure which he was supposed to be
undergoing.
\i know how this will be,\ his sister had said when
\he was preparing to migrate to this rural retreat;
\you will bury yourself down there and not werse
to a living soul, and your nerves will be worse
than ever from moping. i shall just give you letters
of introduction to all the people i know there,
some of them, as far as i can remember, were
quite nice.\
framton wondered whether mrs. sappleton,
the lady to whom he was presenting one of the letters
of introduction, came into the nice division.
a cup of tea
by katherine mansfield
of course, the car was there. shed only to cross
the pavement. but still she waited. there are
moments, horrible moments in life, when one
ernerges from shelter and looks out, and its
awful. one oughtnt to give way to them. one
ought to go home and have an extra - special tea.
but at the very instant of thinking that, a young
girl, thin, dark, shadowy - where had she come
from? - was standing at rosemarys elbow and a
voice like a sigh, almost like a sob, said:
\madame, may i speak to you a moment?\
\speak to me?\ rosemary turned. she saw a
little battered creature with enormous eyes,
somewhat quite young, not older than herself, who
clutched at her coat - collar with reddened hands,
and shivered as though she had just come out of
the river.
\m - madame,\ stammered the voice. \would you
let me have the price of a cup of tea?\
\a cup of tea?\ there was something simple,
sincere in that voice; it wasnt in the least the
voice of a beggar. \then have you no money at
all?\ asked rosemary.

one, madam,\ came the answer.
\how extraordinary!\ rosemary peered through

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: In "The Open Window", Framton is concerned about how his interaction with Mrs. Sappleton will affect his nerves (help with his "nerve cure"). In "A Cup of Tea", Rosemary is thinking about how interacting with the young girl (giving her tea, maybe helping) will affect her (she wants to do something "extra-special", maybe for her own sense of self). So this fits.
• Option 2: The passages don't delve into every character's thoughts. In "The Open Window", we mainly get Framton's and the niece's (to an extent), not every character. In "A Cup of Tea", mainly Rosemary's and the girl's a bit, not every. Eliminate.
• Option 3: The narrators don't directly address the reader. The narration is third - person. Eliminate.
• Option 4: Framton is there for his own nerve cure, not to help Mrs. Sappleton. Rosemary's initial thought is more about her own experience (doing something special) than purely helping. Eliminate.

Answer:

A. The main characters are both focused on how an interaction with another character will affect themselves.