Question

“lady,” he said in a firm nasal voice, “i’d give a fortune to live where i could see me a sun do that every evening.”
“does it every evening,” the old woman said and sat back down.
the daughter sat down too and watched him with a cautious sly look as if he were a bird that had come up very close. he leaned to one side, rooting in his pants pocket, and in a second he brought out a package of chewing gum and offered her a piece. she took it and unwrapped it and began to chew without taking her eyes off him. he offered the old woman a
how does lucynell’s response to mr. shiftlet differ from her mother’s?
lucynell appears to be in love.
lucynell is more careful and watchful.
x lucynell is less frightened but curious.

Explanation:

The mother responds to Mr. Shiftlet with firm, wary dialogue about his sunset-watching habit, showing caution. Lucynell, by contrast, watches him with a "cautious sly look" like a curious bird, accepts his gum, and chews while keeping her eyes on him—indicating she is curious rather than deeply frightened or guarded like her mother.

Answer:

X Lucynell is less frightened but curious.