Question

lindner (some minor shuffling of the hat and brief - case on his knees): well - i am a representative of the clybourne park improvement association— walter (pointing): why dont you sit your things on the floor? lindner: oh—yes. thank you (he slides the brief - case and hat under the chair.) and as i was saying—i am from the clybourne park improvement association and we have had it brought to our attention at the last meeting that you people—or at least your mother—has bought a piece of residential property at—(he digs for the slip of paper again) —four o six clybourne street... walter: thats right. care for something to drink? ruth, get mr lindner a beer. lindner (upset for some reason): oh—no, really. i mean thank you very much, but no thank you. ruth (innocently): some coffee? lindner: thank you, nothing at all. beneatha is watching the man carefully. match the phrase from the excerpt to the tone it conveys. select the correct answer in each row. nervous naive sits himself easily shuffling of the hat have had it brought to our attention innocently

Explanation:

• "sits himself easily" doesn't convey nervousness or naivety.
• "shuffling of the hat" suggests nervousness as it's a fidgety action.
• "have had it brought to our attention" is a neutral - formal phrase with no indication of nervousness or naivety.
• "innocently" implies naivety as it describes a pure and unsuspecting state.

Answer:

• sits himself easily: Neither
• shuffling of the hat: Nervous
• have had it brought to our attention: Neither
• innocently: Naive