Question

What had happened

in one short year? Why does the author say "I shuddered like a child in the dark"?
A. to show that the house had never been wired for electricity
B.
to show that the speaker wishes that she were still a child
C.
to show that the speaker is scared by what she has seen
D. to show that there are still children present in the house
E. to show that the house has been abandoned for a long time

Answer 1

C. To show that the speaker is scared by what she has seen.

Children are commonly fearful of the dark and compares a child’s fear of the dark to her fear of whatever she saw.