“Valia” is a 1907 short story by Leonid Andreyev. In the story, the author emphasizes that the setting where the character Valia is reading is nearly silent: ______

Question

Which quotation from “Valia” most effectively illustrates the claim?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) “Valia approached the window and examined the toys.”
A
“Valia approached the window and examined the toys.”
(Choice B) “Valia was reading a huge, very huge book, almost half as large as himself.”
B
“Valia was reading a huge, very huge book, almost half as large as himself.”
(Choice C) “Everything in the room was quiet, so quiet that the only thing to be heard was the rustling of the pages he turned.”
C
“Everything in the room was quiet, so quiet that the only thing to be heard was the rustling of the pages he turned.”
(Choice D) “The hand in which he carried his book was getting stiff with cold, but he would not ask his mother to take the book from him.”
D
“The hand in which he carried his book was getting stiff with cold, but he would not ask his mother to take the book from him.”

Answer 1

(Choice C) “Everything in the room was quiet, so quiet that the only thing to be heard was the rustling of the pages he turned.”
C
“Everything in the room was quiet, so quiet that the only thing to be heard was the rustling of the pages he turned.”