To stop scaring her because she will start crying
The word would be extrinsic. Extrinsic means "<span>not part of the essential nature of someone or something; coming or operating from outside."</span>
<span>Appreciative listening, sorry I confused them</span>
Answer: Joyce organized the stories by the age of the protagonists.
Explanation:
Dubliners is a collection of stories about Irish middle class at the beginning of 20th century.
James Joyce, the author, decided to divide the collection of fifteen stories into three different sections related to the age of the protagonists. The first section dealt with childhood, the second one with adolescence and the last section focused on maturity.