Question

"And down to the office of the billow went Kit Bellew faithfully to instruct. O'Hara listened. O'Hara debated. O'Hara agreed. O'Hara fired the dub who wrote criticism. Further, O'Hara had a way with him—the very way that was feared by Gillet in distant Paris. When O'Hara wanted anything, no friend could deny him. He was sweetly and compellingly irresistible. Before Kit Bellew could escape from the office, he had become an associate editor, had agreed to write weekly columns of criticism until some decent pen was found, and had pledged himself to write a weekly installment of ten thousand words on the San Francisco serial—and all this without pay. The Billow wasn't paying yet, O'Hara explained; and just as convincingly had he exposited that there was only one man in San Francisco capable of writing the serial, and that man was Kit Bellew." - Excerpt from Jack London's "Smoke Bellew"

Which happens after Kit conveys Gillet's message about the Billow to O'Hara?
a. Kit becomes an associate editor of the Billow.
b. Gillet returns from Paris.
c. O'Hara sells the Billow.

Answer 1

After Kit speaks to O'Hara about the Billow, he is convinced to become an associate editor, write weekly criticism, and pen a serial, all without initial pay.

Step-by-step explanation:

After Kit conveys Gillet's message about the Billow to O'Hara, several events take place. First, Kit becomes an associate editor of the Billow. This is a result of O'Hara's persuasive methods, which include agreeing with Kit's suggestions, firing the inadequate critic, and compelling Kit to stay on board without pay until the Billow becomes financially stable.

Additionally, Kit agrees to write weekly columns of criticism and to produce a weekly installment of ten thousand words on the San Francisco serial. This flurry of events significantly changes Kit's role at the Billow.