Question

“come over here and listen to a story,” said the aunt, when the bachelor had looked twice at her and once at the communication cord.
the children moved listlessly towards the aunt’s end of the carriage. evidently her reputation as a story - teller did not rank high in their estimation.
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, and made friends with every one on account of her goodness, and was finally saved from a mad bull by a number of rescuers who admired her moral character.
“wouldn’t they have saved her if she hadn’t been good?” demanded the bigger of the small girls. it was exactly the question that the bachelor had wanted to ask.
—\the storyteller,\
which details help to reveal the plot of this story?
check all that apply.
□ the bachelor loves the story.
□ the aunt is telling an uninteresting story.
□ the children think that the story makes sense.
□ the children are rambunctious and are questioning their aunt.
□ the aunt’s story suggests that if you are good, good things will happen.

Explanation:

• "The bachelor loves the story": The text doesn't show the bachelor loves the story; he had a question, so this is incorrect.
• "The aunt is telling an uninteresting story": The text says "an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story" and children moved listlessly, so this is correct.
• "The children think that the story makes sense": The child questions the story, so they don't think it makes sense; this is incorrect.
• "The children are rambunctious and are questioning their aunt": The text has "loud, petulant questionings from her listeners" and a child demands a question, showing they are rambunctious and questioning, so this is correct.
• "The aunt’s story suggests that if you are good, good things will happen": The story is about a good girl saved because of her goodness, so this is correct.

Answer:

• The aunt is telling an uninteresting story.
• The children are rambunctious and are questioning their aunt.
• The aunt’s story suggests that if you are good, good things will happen.