Question

\valia\ is a 1907 short story by leonid andreyev. in the story, the author emphasizes that the setting where the character valia is reading is nearly silent:

which quotation from \valia\ most effectively illustrates the claim?

choose 1 answer:

a \valia approached the window and examined the toys.\

b \valia was reading a huge, very huge book, almost half as large as himself.\

c \everything in the room was quiet, so quiet that the only thing to be heard was the rustling of the pages he turned.\

d \the hand in which he carried his book was getting stiff with cold, but he would not ask his mother to take the book from him.\

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option A describes Valia's action of approaching the window and examining toys, which has nothing to do with the silence of the setting.
• Option B focuses on the size of the book Valia is reading, not the silence of the environment.
• Option C explicitly states that everything in the room was quiet, with the only sound being the rustling of pages, which directly illustrates the claim of a nearly silent setting.
• Option D talks about Valia's hand getting stiff with cold and his refusal to ask for help, which is unrelated to the silence of the setting.

Answer:

C. "Everything in the room was quiet, so quiet that the only thing to be heard was the rustling of the pages he turned."