liliana is analyzing the author’s word choices in a nonfiction narrative. read this sentence from the text: none of the pets i’ve had as an adult can compare to bootsy, my mischievous but faithful childhood mutt. what can liliana say was the author’s reason for choosing the words mischievous and faithful rather than ill-manneredand dutiful? a. the author wanted to express her fondness for bootsy. b. the author wanted to express her frustration with bootsy. c. the author wanted to express her sadness about bootsy. d. the author wanted to express her indifference toward bootsy.

what passage are you referring to

a. by showing how a character reacts to or interacts with his or her   surroundings

explanation:

the setting reveal information about a character by showing how a character reacts to or interacts with his or her   surroundings.

the grass-plot before the jail, in prison lane, on a certain summer morning, not less than two centuries ago, was occupied by a pretty large number of the inhabitants of boston; all with their eyes intently fastened on the iron-clamped oaken door.

— the scarlet letter,

nathaniel hawthorne

''eyes intently fastened''

''iron-clamped oaken door''

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