Comprehending plot
which details to reveal the plot of this story?
check all that apply.
"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,"
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.

B. The aunt is telling an uninteresting story.

D. The children are rambunctious and are questioning

their aunt .

E. The aunt's story suggests that if you are good, good

things will happen.

Explanation:

The question asks us to check all the details that reveal the plot of this story. There are, thus, three correct options, B, D, and E. In this excerpt of "The Storyteller", the kids are on a train carriage, feeling bored and restless. Their aunt, in a desperate attempt to quiet them down, begins to tell them a story. There is a man in the carriage with them, who has been growing more and more annoyed by the children's behavior. Now, he too is paying attention to the story being told.

The excerpt reveals the aunt is not good at telling stories: Evidently her reputation as a story-teller did  not rank high in their estimation.

The kids are still restless and keep on interrupting her with questions: In a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent  intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her  listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably  uninteresting story...

Finally, we can tell the aunt's intention is to teach the kids a lesson with her story. She wants them to understand that good behavior leads to good rewards: [..] 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.

the answer is a hoped this