My silent response to the expectant silence begins to affect the air of the room, the bits of dust and sportcoat-lint stirred around by the AC’s vents dancing jaggedly in the slanted plane of windowlight, the air over the table like the sparkling space just above a fresh-poured seltzer. The coach, in a slight accent neither British nor Australian, is telling C.T. that the whole application-interface process, while usually just a pleasant formality, is probably best accentuated by letting the applicant speak up for himself.
Answer
b
both objective descriptions and subjective commentaries.
o
only objective information about people, setting, and events.
o
only subjective responses to the things he sees and experiences.
a
a compromised interpretation of events due to his unstable condition.
Explanation
The passage gives concrete details about the room and people: the AC vents stir dust and lint, windowlight crosses the room, and the coach speaks to C.T. It also includes the narrator’s subjective, figurative impressions, comparing the air above the table to the space above freshly poured seltzer. Because it combines observable description with personal commentary, the best choice is “both objective descriptions and subjective commentaries.”
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