Question

"The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The light showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a little white scar near his right eyebrow. His scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly set."

After reading the excerpt from "After Twenty Years," what can be inferred about the character being described in the passage?



Question 1 options:

he's friendly and polite and well-dressed


he is tough and rich


he is timid and shy


he is stand-offish and keeps to himself

Answer 1

I myself would say D.

Answer 2

The characterization used by the author in the sentence explains that the man is tough and rich.

Answer: Option B

Step-by-step explanation:

The square-jawed face explains that he is a middle-aged man with manly looks. The keen eyes and scar expresses the details of his rough outlook. A large diamond as a scarf-pin explains that he is rich. The author explains that the pin is oddly set. Therefore, it only explains that the man is rich and has tougher outlooks.