Question

for those who love music
by axel munthe (adapted)
who love music is one of the short memoirs and essays from
es book vagaries. in this story, the author recounts his
his interactions with an organ player and his monkey who
n the streets to make money.
gaged him by the year. twice a week he came and went
whole repertoire, and lately, out of sympathy for me, he would
sere of the trovatore¹, which was his show piece, twice over.
here in the middle of the street looking steadfastly up at my
hile he played, and when he had finished he would take off his
\addio, signor!²
ll known that the barrel-organ, like the violin, gets a fuller and
pathetic tone the older it is. the old artist had an excellent
it, not of the modern noisy type which imitates a whole orchestra
s and bells and beats of drums, but a melancholy old-fashioned
an which knew how to lend a dreamy mystery to the gayest
³, and in whose proudest tempo di marcia⁴ there sounded an
able undertone of resignation. and in the tenderer pieces of the
e, where the melody, muffled and staggering like a cracked old
ice, groped its way amongst the rusty pipes of the treble, then
s a trembling in the bass like suppressed sobs. now and then the
the tired organ failed it completely, and then the old man would
lly turn the handle during some bars of rest more touching in their
t silence than any music.
, the instrument was itself very expressive, but the old man had
his share in the sensation of melancholy which came over me
ver i heard his music. he had his beat in the poor quarter behind the
des plantes⁵, and many times during my solitary rambles up there
topped and taken my place among the scanty audience of ragged

select the correct answer.
which concept is most important for a writer to address when revising a narrative?
a. making corrections to names of characters
b. adjusting the introduction to make it engaging
c. incorporating citations when using quotation marks
d. adding footnotes for difficult language

Explanation:

Revising a narrative focuses on refining its core appeal and structure. Option A is a minor proofread task, while options C and D are formal academic writing conventions, not narrative revision priorities. Adjusting the introduction to engage readers directly impacts the narrative's ability to hook an audience, which is a key revision goal.

Answer:

B. adjusting the introduction to make it engaging