The dialogue in the excerpt shows that Mitty is awkward and absentminded. His utterance of "Puppy biscuit" to himself suggests that he is lost in his own thoughts or daydreams, highlighting his disconnectedness from the surrounding world.
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Read this passage from "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."
"Puppy biscuit," said Walter Mitty. He stopped walking and the buildings of Waterbury rose up out of the misty courtroom and surrounded him again.
A woman who was passing laughed. "He said ‘Puppy biscuit,’" she said to her companion. "That man said ‘Puppy biscuit’ to himself."
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What does the dialogue in the excerpt show about Mitty?
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He is responsible and conscientious.
He is responsible and conscientious.
He is awkward and absentminded.
He is awkward and absentminded.
He is sour and nasty.
He is sour and nasty.
He is funny and entertaining.
He is funny and entertaining.
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