Question

analyzing characters
the smaller girl created a diversion by beginning to recite \on the road to mandalay.\ she only knew the first line, but she put her limited knowledge to the fullest possible use. she repeated the line over and over again in a dreamy but resolute and very audible voice; it seemed to the bachelor as though someone had had a bet with her that she could not repeat the line aloud two thousand times without stopping. whoever it was who had made the wager was likely to lose his bet.

• \the storyteller,\ saki

which word best describes the smaller girls character? annoying
what evidence supports this characterization of the smaller girl? she repeats a line over and over.
which word best describes the bachelors character? irritated
what evidence supports this characterization of the bachelor?
he makes a bet with the little girl.
he teaches the girl the line she repeats.
he feels like she will repeat the line excessively.

Explanation:

The smaller girl repeats a line over - and - over, which is annoying. The bachelor's irritation is shown by his thought that it seems like someone made a bet with her to repeat the line excessively.

Answer:

What evidence supports this characterization of the bachelor? He feels like she will repeat the line excessively.