Question

1. Part A: How does the author develop the priest’s point of view?

A. The priest is genuinely affected by the woman’s death, which is shown by contrasting the priest’s grief with the siblings’ melodramatic mourning

B. The priest viewed death as an opportunity to make the magistrate his ally, which is indicated by the priest’s false praise of the mother

C. The priest views death as a job, which is revealed by contrasting his actions with the siblings’ genuine grief

D. The priest is not actually a member of the clergy, which is revealed through the descriptions of his boredom and rich meals

Answer 1

The priest views death as a job, which is revealed by contrasting his actions with the sibling's genuine grief.

Step-by-step explanation:

The priest arrived at the house and approached the siblings to perform the last rights of deceased. It is already mentioned in the story that the priest had sleepless nights for last two to three days. Still he arrived at the house because it was the part of his assigned task to help the family and perform the last rites. The author focuses on the importance of job prescribed to the Priest. He came up before the sobbing siblings and asked to help them by doing so. It was later that he was denied by the siblings because they wanted to be alone with the dead sister.