Question

Kylie is reading Treasure Island. Read the excerpt from the novel.

He was a very silent man by custom. All day he hung round the cove or upon the cliffs with a brass telescope; all evening he sat in a corner of the parlour next the fire. . . . Mostly he would not speak when spoken to, only look up sudden and fierce and blow through his nose like a fog-horn; and we and the people who came about our house soon learned to let him be.

What personal connection is Kylie most likely to make?

This character reminds me of my friend who likes being the center of attention.
This character reminds me of what it felt like when I did not want to talk to anyone.
This character is similar to the man in the book I recently read, because he is quiet.
This character’s situation touches on the issue of how people are wrongly excluded.

Answer 1

This character reminds me of what it felt like when I did not want to talk to anyone.

Reason: the excerpt emphasizes the man’s silence and withdrawal—he avoids speaking, sits alone, and others “learned to let him be”—which matches a personal experience of not wanting to talk.