Question

read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. in this story, clare recalls the night her sister reverdy left home and never returned. reverdy - jessamyn west excerpted and adapted from
everdy\ the new mexico quarterly review, spring 1943 1 i never see asters without remembering her - never the haze of their pink and lavender blossoming as summer dies, but her name is in my heart: reverdy, reverdy. 2 i have longed all these years to tell her how it was the night she left. you may scarcely believe it, but it is worse to have a good thing that is not true believed about you, than a bad. to be thanked for an act you meant as harmful - every year those words sharpen until at last they cut like what is the effect of the authors word choice in this quotation? \her face was always quiet, but her eyes were so alive they glowed.\ it highlights clares aggressiveness toward reverdy it reveals clares suspicion of reverdy it shows reverdys appreciation of attention it suggests that reverdy is mischievous

Explanation:

The description of her face as quiet and eyes as alive and glowing likely reveals the author's attempt to show a contrast or a deeper - seated emotion. This word choice can be seen as a way to highlight the character's inner life. It doesn't suggest aggression, suspicion, or mischievousness. It rather shows an appreciation for the character's unique presence, as the eyes are often seen as a window to the soul.

Answer:

It shows Reverdy's appreciation of attention.