Question

interpreting a source text: trifles by susan glaspell
scene: the kitchen in the now abandoned farmhouse of john wright, a gloomy kitchen, and left without having been put in order—unwashed pans under the sink, a loaf of bread outside the breadbox, a dish towel on the table—other signs of incompleted work. at the rear the outer door opens, and the sheriff comes in, followed by the county attorney and hale. the sheriff and hale are men in middle life, the county attorney is a young man; all are much bundled up and go at once to the stove. they are followed by the two women—the sheriff’s wife first; she is a slight wiry woman, a thin nervous face. mrs. hale is larger and would ordinarily be called more comfortable looking, but she is disturbed now and looks fearfully about as she enters. the women have come in slowly and stand close together near the door.
county attorney (rubbing his hands): this feels good. come up to the fire, ladies.
mrs. peters (after taking a step forward): i’m not—cold.
mrs. hale: no, i don’t mean anything. but i don’t think a place’d be any cheerfuller for john wright’s being in it.
county attorney: i’d like to talk more of that a little later. i want to get the lay of things upstairs now. (he goes to the left, where three steps lead to a stair door.)
sheriff: i suppose anything mrs. peters does’ll be all right. she was to take in some clothes for her, you know, and a few little things. we left in such a hurry yesterday.
county attorney: yes, but i would like to see what you take, mrs. peters, and keep an eye out for anything that might be of use to us.
what is one possible advantage of hearing the characters’ voices as opposed to silently reading the scene?
option: hearing allows listeners to associate a voice with each of the characters.
option: hearing allows listeners to interpret the body language of each of the characters.

Explanation:

When hearing characters' voices, listeners can connect a distinct voice to each character, which helps in distinguishing them more clearly. Interpreting body language is more related to visual observation (like in reading stage directions), and hearing doesn't directly help with that. So the first option about associating a voice with each character is a valid advantage.

Answer:

Hearing allows listeners to associate a voice with each of the characters.