Question

what evidence in \the storyteller\ best highlights the flaws in the aunt in order to create satire? select three options.

\an aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat.\

\in a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good.\

\its a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate, she said stiffly.\

\the aunt suppressed a gasp of admiration.\

\a most improper story to tell to young children! you have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching.\

Explanation:

1. For the option "In a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good.": This shows the aunt's story - telling is unengaging and uninteresting, highlighting her flaw in being a poor storyteller, which is satirized.
2. For the option "‘It’s a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate,’ she said stiffly.": Her stiff response and blaming the difficulty of story - telling (instead of her own inadequacy) shows her flaw of being defensive and not taking responsibility for her poor story - telling, which is satirical.
3. For the option "A most improper story to tell to young children! You have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching.": Her over - reaction to a more engaging story (compared to her own) and her focus on "proper" but uninteresting stories, along with her claim of "careful teaching" being undermined, highlights her flaws of being rigid and out of touch, which is satirical.

The option "An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat." is just a description of her position, not a flaw. The option "The aunt suppressed a gasp of admiration." shows a moment of admiration, not a flaw.

Answer:

B. "In a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good."
C. "‘It’s a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate,’ she said stiffly."
E. "A most improper story to tell to young children! You have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching."