by H. H. Munro (Saki)
“I hope you don’t mind the open window,” said Mrs. Sappleton briskly; “my husband and brothers will be home directly from shooting, and they always come in this way. They’ve been out for snipe in the marshes to-day, so they’ll make a fine mess over my poor carpets. So like you men-folk, isn’t it?”
She rattled on cheerfully about the shooting and the scarcity of birds, and the prospects for duck in the winter. To Framton it was all purely horrible. He made a desperate but only partially successful effort to turn the talk on to a less ghastly topic; he was conscious that his hostess was giving him only a fragment of her attention, and her eyes were constantly straying past him to the open window and the lawn beyond. It was certainly an unfortunate coincidence that he should have paid his visit on this tragic anniversary.
"The Open Window" by H.H. Munro ("Saki")
Question
Use the excerpt below from H.H. Munro’s “The Open Window” to answer the question.
Which of the following is a character trait of Framton, as he appears in this excerpt?
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anguished
anguished - incorrect
responsible
responsible - no response given
timid
timid - no response given
gregarious
gregarious - no response given
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This is too extreme of a term to describe Framton. Framton appears timid, he is unable to be direct with Mrs. Sappleton and tell her the conversation is becoming uncomfortable.
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Based on the provided excerpt from H.H. Munro’s "The Open Window," the most appropriate character trait for Framton is timid. He struggles to steer the conversation to a more comfortable topic and seems to be overwhelmed by the situation, indicating a lack of assertiveness and confidence. This aligns with the definition of timid, suggesting a hesitance to engage directly or express discomfort.
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