Question

select the correct text in the passage
which two words in the excerpt does the author use to create an admiring tone?
jane eyre
by charlotte brontë (excerpt)
long did the hours seem while i waited the departure of the company, and listened for the sound of bessie’s step on the stairs: sometimes she would come up in the interval to seek her needle or her thimble, or perhaps to bring me something by way of supper — a bun or a cheese - cake — then she would sit on the bed while i ate it, and when i had finished, she would tuck the clothes round me, and twice she kissed me, and said, “good night, miss jane.” when thus gentle, bessie seemed to me the best, prettiest, kindest being in the world; and i wished most intensely that she would always be so pleasant and amiable, and never push me about, or scold, or task me unreasonably, as she was too often wont to do. bessie lee must, i think, have been a girl of good natural capacity, for she was smart in all she did; and had a remarkable knack of narrative, so, at least, i judge from the impression made on me by her nursery tales.

Explanation:

The question asks for two words that create an admiring tone toward Bessie. Looking at the excerpt, the narrator explicitly calls Bessie the "best, prettiest, tenderest" being, and also describes her as "smart" and notes her "remarkable" storytelling skill. The words "prettiest" and "remarkable" (or "best"/"tenderest"/"smart") convey clear admiration; the most direct pair from the text's admiring descriptors are the ones that highlight her positive, praiseworthy qualities.

Answer:

1. prettiest
2. remarkable