Question

my assignments \what? now you talk! that is not going to do me much good! why didnt you say something back in the village?\ \i told you,\ the skull replied. \it is easy to talk. it is not always easy to find something worthwhile to say.\ \you are absolutely unpleasant!\ the man screamed. \i dont know what trouble you caused that brought you to this sorry state, but you deserve everything you got!\ \i already told you what got me into trouble,\ the skull replied. \talking. same as you.\ \the talking skull\ copyright © 2004 by donna washington. used by permission of harpercollins publishers. unless otherwise noted, this content is licensed under the cc by - nc - sa 4.0 license. marvelous (adjective): causing great wonder commotion (noun): a state of confused and noisy disturbance brandish (verb): to wave something in a threatening or angry way pompous (adjective): irritatingly self - important question 6 of 6 the skull and the man are similar because... a they both talk too little. b neither of them get along with others. c their talking is disagreeable to others. d neither of them notice beauty.

Explanation:

The man screams at the skull, calling it unpleasant, and the skull's responses seem to irritate the man. Both their ways of talking are disagreeable to each other. The skull says talking got it in trouble, same as the man, indicating their talk - related issues.

Answer:

C. their talking is disagreeable to others.