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"Does it get very cold here winters?"

“Fairly.”

"You talk too much."

He grinned. "That's what my Mrs. says."


What does this dialogue from Travels with Charley show about the man Steinbeck is talking to?


The man’s wife thinks he talks too much.

The man is not very talkative.

Steinbeck thinks the man talks too much.

The man is rude because Steinbeck is a writer.

Answer 1

The man is not very talkative.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because when Steinbeck asks the man a question, he answers with one word. And when the man replies with "That's what my Mrs. says", he's being sarcastic.

Answer 2

B. The man is not very talkative.

Step-by-step explanation:

Though yes, a is correct (as a fact) it is incorrect in this form. The man that Steinbeck is talking to does not talk very much. Saying that his wife says that too is just pointing you to know that this is the normal man.

We know that he was quiet with this man and he is quiet with his wife, so we know that he just isn't talkative.

Thus, the correct answer is B. The man is not very talkative.