The Open Window

Question

by H. H. Munro (Saki)

Use the excerpt from the story “The Open Window” to answer the question.

How does the setting of the room momentarily shift when the aunt enters?

(1 point)
Responses

It seems to become less creepy and more dynamic.
It seems to become less creepy and more dynamic.

It seems to spin with her movements.
It seems to spin with her movements.

It seems to darken into a deeper tragedy.
It seems to darken into a deeper tragedy.

It seems to remind Nuttel of his own home and sister.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

It seems to become less creepy and more dynamic.

When the aunt enters, the atmosphere of the room changes, as her presence brings life and conversation, contrasting with the earlier eerie and tense feeling experienced by Nuttel.