Question

The daughter could not see far in front of her and continued to play with her fingers. Although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen Mr. Shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. His left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly to the side as if the breeze were pushing him.

The characters in the excerpt are an example of
the inexplicably violent.
religious fundamentalists.
the racially intolerant.
people with disabilities.

Answer 1

people with disabilities

Both the daughter (limited sight/impairment) and Mr. Shiftlet (missing half an arm) are described with disabilities.